I've been playing a few sessions at a casino here in Manchester, and after 3 4-6 hour sessions I'm just breaking even with the session charges. (5 pounds/hr with dealer, 3 pounds/hr if self-dealt)

They do pot limit 1-1 blind games, straddling allowed in all positions, as are re-straddles.

I had AK twice yesterday, once in EP once in the CO, but both times my pot raise got called by 3-5 people regardless. EP raises, because they're so much smaller, especially tend to get called by everybody.

The time I raised in the CO, I got about 4 callers, including the button. Flop comes Q x x hearts, and I had the Kh. It's checked to me, should I check here?

Basically I'm feeling like I can only continue with AK if the flop hits me, because this table calls with anything.

What I ended up doing in that hand is betting the flop, button pushes for 7 more, everybody folds to me, I call with my flush draw, and it turned out my overcard outs were good too when he showed down 88 to take the pot. (which actually made me a very slight favourite.)