Jiggus, only play AK past the flop if you hit a king or ace. If anyone is showing you resistance, they are beating you with at least a pair. And if you can't get them to fold their pair on the flop when you have ace high, what makes you think you are going to get them to fold on the turn or river?

Cash games like the ones we are playing are games of pushing edges. The edges I'm talking about are the ones where we are ahead of our opponent to win the pot 60% - 40%, or 90% to 10%. When we think that we are ahead in these persentages to win the pot, we have to bet at the pot and hope that our opponents put more money in.

It's okay to bet at a pot on the flop when you are aggressive preflop. This is called a c-bet (continuation betting). This is a semi-bluff because we are representing a high pocket pair just as we were preflop. A c-bet PAST the flop (on turn or river) is not going to win us any money in the long run.

If you are betting at a pot with AK with an ace on the flop, think about what your opponents are calling with. If you think they are calling with a flush or straight draw, bet at the pot so that it is too expensive for your opponent to call. If you think your opponent is calling with a weak ace, bet at the pot strong enough so that they continue to call all the way to the river. If you are worried about them having a set or two-pair because they raised you, try not to put much more money, if any, into the pot.

The most important thing however, is to consider what your opponents is holding. Try to think about whether or not you would make the same moves they would with a weaker hand than you have. Example: You have top pair with an ace kicker. They are raising and raising you all the way to the river. Hopefully you have folded before then, because middle pairs do not bet like this.