Well I can see the value in both, and I have played AK both ways. I dont care what limit you are at, but you can really never play the same hand the same way from the same position and expect to make money. AK is not a great multi-way pot kind of hand. If you have early limpers who like to limp then make them pay. A lot to think about is your table image as well and how the other players will intrepit your plays. At the lower levels you cant be fancy and out play your opponents, you have to show down the best hand. I am a very tight player who mixes it up after the blinds go up. BTW are we talking MTT,single or MT SNG or a standard ring game? I believe this would change my approach on the situation. I play $20 2 table SnG's and 5/10 limit ring games. Is this considered low limit? Not so much the limit ring games but the SnG's? I have noticed that I can outplay opponents at $20, but the $10 and $5 tend to be hard to get "respect". I play mostly on pokerstars. Also when limpers come into play you have to think about equity, folding equity of the opponents hands as well as your own. Gus Hansen is superb at applying this strategy, of course he comes from a backgammon world where equity is everything. On and end note, you can't go broke in an unraised pot, nor can you figure out your opponents cards by just calling, as they could call with anything, but what will they call a raise for??????? If they do re-reraise you, convince them you had a super tough laydown before you fold/if you fold, a lot of times they will show there hand which = more information.