Quote Originally Posted by BILLABONG
I would re-raise him to $3.50. Now if he calls that bet and you miss the flop, and he checks to you, DO NOT BLUFF/BET! Hes going to call. Instead, Check/fold the hand on the flop
I don't know if I agree here. First of all I think you get yourself in trouble reraising AK against strong opponents, though I don't necessarily believe it's a terrible play. You could do worse than reraising AK.

I do however think that if you are going to reraise AK against a strong opponent, that you need to continue when checked to most of the time regardless of the flop. That's because a stronger opponent is going to fold. They are NOT going to call unless they hit the flop. They WILL put you on a high pocket pair most of the time. It's a mistake to not "BLUFF/BET" in my opinion when you have position on apparent postflop weakness acting before you and you hold AK.

A weaker opponent may call your bet. Then again you have more of a chance of holding up unimproved against a weaker opponent.

Always, always continue with AK when checked to postflop regardless of the flop. That's because if you both missed the flop you still have the best hand. You're not bluffing, you're betting the best hand. If they have a low pocket pair you're giving them a chance to fold it.