Everyone who bets in holdem understands that ace/king is one of the best opening hands. But, it is simply that, a starting hand. It is simply two cards of a seven-card formula. In just about each new situation, you will want to come out firing with A-K as your pocket cards. When the flop arrives, you have to analyze your hand and think things through before you just suppose your overcards are the greatest.
Like many other opportunities in texas hold’em, understanding your opponents will help you gauge your situation when you hold A-K and observe a flop like 9-8-2. After you bet preflop and were called, you assume your opponent is also holding great cards and the flop might have missed them as poorly as it missed you. Your assumption will often times be right. Also, do not omit that most poor gamblers would not understand great cards if they tripped over them and might have called with A-x and paired the table.
If your competitors checks, you could check and see a free card or lay a bet and attempt to pick the pot up right there. If they bet, you could raise to see if they are in or fold. What you want to avert is simply calling your opponent’s wager to see what the turn results in. If any card instead of the Ace or King is turned over, you will not have any more information than you did following the flop. Now let us say the turn brings a four and your opponent bets yet again, what will you do? To call a wager on the flop you must anticipate your hand was the best, so you have to truly believe it still is. So, you call a bet on the turn and 1 more on the river to figure out that your opposing player was holding 10-8 and only had second pair after the flop. At that instance, it dawns on you that a raise the bet following the flop might have won the money right there.
A-K is a beautiful thing to find in your hole cards. Just be certain you bet on them wisely and they will achieve you awesome happiness at the poker table.