AK - how should I bet with villain raising??

[bober2]

My hand turned out to not be competitive. Should I have bet pot-sized on the flop, then folded to a raise. What if he just calls me on my hypothetical flop bet?



PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP2 ($4.79)
CO ($4.86)
Button ($2.10)
SB ($4.77)
Hero ($5)
UTG ($5.22)
UTG+1 ($4.59)
MP1 ($1.06)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.02, UTG+1 calls $0.02, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $0.14</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.12, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds.

Flop: ($0.33) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $0.1</font>, Hero calls $0.10.

Turn: ($0.53) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $0.28</font>, Hero calls $0.28.

River: ($1.09) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $0.48</font>, Hero calls $0.48.

Final Pot: $2.05

[Check_The_Nuts]

reraise preflop almost always, bet flop always, go from there. Your missing a ton of value from weaker hands playing AK like this.

[ImprovinNewbie]

you should seriously be re-raising pre-flop to .35. it is not bad to end a hand PF from the blinds since you will be OOP for the rest of the hand. then i would lead the flop. as played CO made a weaksauce bet and i would raise that [censored] up C/R stylee to find out if im beat or not. then i lead the turn. im not sure why you checked there other then to let him take control of the pot. then i guess you have to call the 1/2 pot size bet on the river. i know you are a newbie, and playing small stakes but don't play like this. this is WEAK play. good job posting, i see you post a lot of hands. keep posting and you will improve. if you are beat here i see pkt 8's jacks or KJ for the sick outdraw on the turn.

[Mrage]

I'm not a big fan of reraising AK at this level unless villain has been very active. On the other hand, had you reraised he probably would have pushed AA/KK and you could have gotten off relatively cheaply. As played I raise the flop to about .40 and fold to a push.