[5NL] AKs OOP against UTG 4bet

[spoonitnow]

UTG open he could have 99+, AJs+, AQo+ maybe KQs.

This makes no sense. Also, he didn't open from UTG.

[Cobra_1878]

This makes no sense. Also, he didn't open from UTG.

He definitely opened from UTG.

[DoubleJ]

He definitely opened from UTG.

nup

table was short, duder.

[spoonitnow]

He definitely opened from UTG.

In 6-max games, UTG is three of off the button, and MP is two. This guy opened from two off of the button.

I just pointed it out because I lot of people don't notice things like that and make bad assumptions because of it.

The whole topic of whether or not AK is going to be a +EV 3-bet/4-bet/5-bet against tight regulars basically comes down to the whole argument between balance and exploitative play. If you're 3-bet/5-bet bluffing to some degree (like you should be against these players), then it's critical to have AK in your range because most of their adjustments to call wider will put AK against hands it dominates (ie: adding AQ is 12 combinations if you hold AK, but adding TT is just 6).

Raising AK in general is also interesting pre-flop because there are a lot of situations where you can expect your opponent to fold better and continue with worse in terms of hot and cold equity because hold'em hands equities aren't transitive. For the simple example I use a lot, you might get him to fold 22 and call with JTs.