Everyone who plays holdem knows that Ace-King is one of the best opening hands. But, it’s simply that, a beginning hand. It’s just two cards of a 7-card formula. In just about each new situation, you’ll want to come out firing with Ace-King as your pocket cards. When the flop arrives, you have to analyze your cards and think things completely before you just suppose your cards are best.

Like most other opportunities in texas hold’em, knowing your competitors will help you gauge your situation when you have Ace-King and observe a flop like 9-8-2. Since you bet preflop and were called, you presume your competitor is also possessing great cards and the flop may have by-passed them as poorly as it missed you. Your assumption will often times be precise. Also, don’t overlook that many lousy bettors would not understand good 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 lay a wager and attempt to pick the pot up right then. If they bet, you might raise to see if they are in or fold. What you wish to avert is basically calling your opponent’s bet to observe what the turn brings. If any card instead of the Ace or King is turned over, you won’t know any more information than you did after the flop. Now let’s say the turn results in a four and your opponent wagers once more, what will you do? To call a bet on the flop you had to think your hand was the greatest, so you must truly think it still is. So, you call a bet on the turn and one more on the river to figure out that your opposing player has a hand of ten-eight and only had second pair following the flop. At that point, it dawns on you that a raise after the flop might have captured the pot right there.

A-K is a wonderful thing to see in your hole cards. Just be certain you participate in them wisely and they can bring you awesome cheerfulness at the poker table.