Betting on Ace-King in Texas Holdem
Posted in Poker on 04/16/2010 09:21 pm by Marcus
Each and every one who competes in hold’em knows that ace/king is one of the best starting hands. But, it’s just that, an opening hand. It is simply two cards of a 7-card equation. In nearly each new situation, you will want to jump out firing with Ace-King as your hole cards. When the flop comes, you need to analyze your hand and consider things through before you just assume your cards are best.
Like most other situations in texas hold’em, understanding your adversaries will assisting you in gauging your position when you hold Ace-King and see a flop like 9-8-2. After you bet preflop and were called, you presume your opponent is also holding good cards and the flop may have missed them as badly as it by-passed you. Your assumption will frequently be right. Also, do not forget that many bad gamblers wouldn’t understand great cards if they happen over them and possibly could have called with Ace-x and paired the table.
If your opposing player checks, you could check and see a free card or make a bet and attempt to grab the pot up right there. If they wager, you could raise to observe if they’re in or fold. What you wish to avert is basically calling your competitor’s wager to see what the turn brings. If any card instead of the Ace or King hits, you won’t know any more information than you did after the flop. Now let’s say the turn brings a 4 and your opponent bets once more, what should you do? To call a bet on the flop you need to believe your hand was the greatest, so you must truly believe it still is. So, you call a wager on the turn and 1 more on the river to discover that your opposition has a hand of 10-8 and only had second pair following the flop. At that point, it dawns on you that a raise following the flop could have captured the money right then.
A-K is a wonderful thing to see in your hole cards. Just be sure you gamble on them wisely and they will achieve you amazing cheerfulness at the poker table.