Hey,

$50NL, Hero Has $50, Villan has $50

Get dealt [Kc] in EP and limp, all folds to LP who makes it $2.50, you are only caller

flop [Ks][9c] [$6.25]

I check, Villan bets $6.25. I C/R $18, Villan calls

turn [$42.25]

Hero Action??

This is a hypethetical situation, but i am lost when it comes to playing this turn OOP, what is the best plan of action? What about if u hit the Ace on the flop rather than the King? I only have $29 left and i am totally lost OOP. Any help here would be greatly apreciated, I have been thinking about OOP play alot and am frustrated. Ughh. Thanks

first off I wouldn't limp with AK unsuited. however there may be others here who disagree with me

second off if you check riase that flop I think you have to bet the turn

Maybe Im just an idiot. But i am totally lost soemtimes when it comes to playing OOP with semi-strong hands.

in general, the reason i limp w/ AK early is to avoid playing big pots w/ it out of position. keeping w/ that, on a K92 rainbow flop, i probably check/call everytime. i would expect to be way ahead, but mainly i'm trying to keep the pot small...i'm willing to give free/cheap cards for this purpose. if i'm ahead, most likely opponent has a 2-outer.

in this hand, the checkraise left hero basically pot-committed and in a tough spot. i think it's time to go into check/call mode and hope for a split or KQ/J.

this is purely anecdotal, but i've had a lot of success check/calling w/ hands like TP in these hu pots. you save money against monsters, but mostly it's that these $50 and below guys just keep firing and give you so much value in just calling their bets. not to mention it's a very easy way to play the hand. quick example from $50 nl:

hero limps w/ [Kc] early. mediocre player in lp raises 4x. only hero calls.
flop: [9h][4s]. hero checks, lp bets pot, hero calls.
turn: [blank]. hero checks, lp bets 1/3 pot. hero knows he's way ahead here, just calls. (this street probably questionable)
river: . lp is going to check behind. might as well rep a missed flush draw. hero bets 2/3 pot. lp thinks, thinks, calls w/ [6h].

I limp AK in early position maybe 50% of the time. It depends on the table, if your continuation bets are getting called, there's no point in raising and betting because you miss 2/3 of the time. On a tough table, you will lose bigger pots this way and win small pots when you hit your A/K.

Limping AK will pay off when you hit TP and are paid off by other Ax hands. I don't see why you have to always raise it. Your play should depend a lot on the table, your image, how other players play post-flop.

I limp AK in EP about 50%. Especially at $25NL and $50NL where your CBs just dont get respect.