At first, when I started with poker, I learned that AK was the nuts. The 4th strongest hand after AA/KK/QQ.

Then, I found out that AK vs any pp means you have somewhat less than 50% to win! (between 48% and 45% - the lower the pp, the higher the chance of getting two board pairs and winning with your A kicker, this accounts for the 3% difference when going from QQ to 22) I suddenly started to hate this crappy AK hand!

Now, however, I've totally started to reappreciate AK. It really *is* a moneymaker once you learn how to play it properly. Over the last 8.5k hands in my database, AK is my second biggest moneymaker. And it had to step down because I have gotten a rush of AA over the last 1.5k hands, miraculously holding up too. A few days ago, at 7k hands, AK had made me more money than AA, KK and QQ combined!

Interesting.. looking at my stats, AKs however has lost me money. Probably because I still play it like the nuts whereas I know better how to play AKo. *making a mental note*