Does anyone have any general rules about calling raises and reraises with AK preflop.

100nl party 6 max(I know it should be in the other forum but sometimes its hard to get action down there and this question is driving me crazy. If you dont want to talk 6 max give full ring advice and i'll adapt it)

Generally I raise w/AK like 5-10$ depending on position and limpers(so with the blinds To call its 7-12$)

1. If I'm raised how much should I call or is AK always an all in hand
2.If im reraised do I always call and if not where do I draw the line

I think if you raise to 10, you should be willing to call anything 30 or lower, barring a read that shows the player as a rock. Much higher than 30 and you're looking at QQ at the worst. I don't think AK is an all in hand unless there's plenty of dead money in the pot. IE you raise to 10, get 3 callers, some raises to 30, gets a caller, then you can push and get it either heads up or three way, with 35-65$ dead money in the pot.

I think one of the best changes in my game has been the way I play AK, thanks to some help from TUP. My change has been to not set rules with AK, I usually dont like to call big raises with it. Here is your problem what can you dominate?? AQ what can dominated you AA and KK, the rest you are a coin flip against. And even in the coin flips I'm not happy. The problem is, when you hit the A or K against someones QQ or JJ that is probably the most you are going to get from them since the overcard slows them down. You only flop a pair a little more than 1 out of 3. So if you are a coin flip you are 50/50 but you fold after you miss the flop 2/3 of the time and dont get paid off when you hit it. For this reason and some other I try to play AK very situationally. I like to raise in late position when I think I can take down the pot even if I miss. I like limping with it 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.

Do you ever reraise with it, and in what situations

I play on full handed tables..but here are my thoughts:

In very EP (UTG, UTG+1), I will limp with AK. If there is a raise and some callers, alot of the time I will reraise big when it gets back to me...trying to represent aces. I will just call a raise most of the time.

I usually don't reraise AK in LP unless the raise is too small, but I will call on most occasisions. Basically I treat AK like garbage


I think 6 max tables you should be more aggressive...but not having alot of expereince on them I'm not the right person to ask.

I've been watching my friend play the Party NL 6 man tables and he will reraise w/ AK in any position against a LAG, but if he finds himself against a raise from a solid player, he will call and usually checkraise the flop if he hits his ace or bet when he hits the king. He does mix it up a little, not enough for my tastes though. I think he would do better to play for a smaller pot w/ AK, so mostly call raises, except when he has the button. I don't mind pushing in that spot and isolating against a poor player. Also, AK is a hand that you shoudl try to make all of your important decisions after the flop rather than before because pushing too much money into the pot with ace high should not become a habit in a cash game IMO. I would tend to take on every AK individually and make a decision based on the player you are playing loose or tight, aggressive or passive.

Thanks that really makes sense