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Each and every one who bets in holdem understands that ace/king is one of the very best starting hands. But, it is simply that, a starting hand. It’s only two cards of a seven-card formula. In nearly each new situation, you’ll want to come out guns blaring with A-K as your pocket cards. When the flop comes, you need to check out your cards and consider things completely before you just presume your overcards are the strongest.

Like most other situations in holdem, understanding your competitors will help you gauge your position when you hold Ace-King and see a flop like nine-eight-two. Since you bet preflop and were called, you assume your competitor is also holding good cards and the flop may have by-passed them as poorly as it missed you. Your assuming will often times be precise. Also, don’t neglect that many poor bettors wouldn’t understand great cards if they fall over them and could have called with Ace-Something and paired the poker table.

If your opposing player checks, you could check and observe a free card or place a bet and attempt to grab the pot up right there. If they wager, you could raise to observe if they are for real or fold. What you want to avert is simply calling your opponent’s bet to see what the turn results in. If any card instead of the Ace or King is shown, you won’t know any more information than you did after the flop. Let’s say the turn brings a 4 and your opponent bets once more, what do you do? To call a wager on the flop you need to think your hand was the strongest, so you have to surely think it remains so. So, you call a wager on the turn and one more on the river to discover that your opponent has a hand of ten-eight and just a second pair after the flop. At that time, it hits you that a raise the bet after the flop might have won the pot right then.

Ace-King is a gorgeous combination to find in your hole cards. Just be sure you participate in them wisely and they’ll achieve you great happiness at the poker table.