How Would You Holdem?

Hey guys! Welcome to another edition of "How Would You Hold'em?"

As usual, click on the link below to see a video recap of the hand, complete with my audio narration.

Today, we're going to deal with a situation I see all of the time online. You've probably seen this happen at tables of any stakes range on Full Tilt or Pokerstars. I would consider this an Intermediate post.

In this hand, we're dealt AK suited on the button, which puts us in awfully strong position. We've got to raise. The person on the big blind calls right behind us:

We miss the flop pretty badly, but because we were the aggressors before the flop, we have to make a continuation bet or appear weak. Plus, he called a raise before the flop, so it's entirely possible that he has high cards too, maybe AQ. We make a decent-sized bet...

And are suddenly slammed by a large raise. You have a decision to make.

I'm addressing this because too many people simply "call" here and wait to see if they get lucky on the next street. This is foolish. If you don't get lucky, chances are that your opponent will make a bet that will force you to fold.

Therefore, what you need to do is decide RIGHT NOW if you have the best hand or not. If you decide you don't, FOLD. If you decide you do, GO ALL IN.

Personally, I'm folding this most of the time. He could have caught a middle pocket pair or something like 10/9 suited and put us on high cards and is pushing us out. Let him do it, or you may find yourself broke by the end of the hand because you couldn't let go of an AK.

AK is a good hand, but in most cases, it's a hand that MUST HIT THE FLOP in order to be a winner.

Alright, guys! If you have any suggestions as to what kind of hands YOU want to see up here, let us know!