All in Preflop with AK...

[melioris]

I understand that you were merely trying to point out the merits of this strategy and not necessarily endorsing it. I was only busting you a little bit because you always seem to prefer to outplay an opponent postflop as opposed to going allin preflop, unless of course you have KK.

[bdawg31]

Another reason one might want to consider the all-in with AK is the fact that it eliminates us misplaying it post-flop. Personally, I find AK a hard hand for me to play post-flop. I found myself crippling or eliminating myself with it a lot - sometimes through overplaying it, sometimes get outdrawn on, etc. So, i thought - why not just take all the post flop out of it?

Assume for a minute we are about as half as good as we think we are - i can almost guarantee that most of us will at least somewhat misplay AK post flop from time to time.

And when i (or Don) say "I go all-in with AK all the time", its "all the time". Doesnt matter what pot size or etc. Now, again, the first few rounds i dont do that when the blinds are low.

[bdawg31]

I am also toying with modifying this a bit based on position. If i get AK in early and mid positions - push all-in. I HATE playing AK out of position. If i get it in late position - then maybe play it 'normally'.

[Talking Poker]

Touche!