Quote Originally Posted by koolmoe
Quote Originally Posted by dsaxton
You know that any lowly pocket pair beats A-K high, right?
Condescenion will get you nowhere. If you really want to improve your game, you'll listen to what's being said here.

Incidentally, your reply here highlights exactly what I said earlier. You are playing your cards only, not your opponents'.

Who will be more afraid of the QT5 flop? The preflop raiser with AK or the cold caller holding 66?

There are only two hands that AK is in big trouble against preflop. You should play it as such.
How was I being condescending? I just stated the simple fact that you are on a draw against pocket pairs if you're holding A-K. I'm not sure how that suggests I'm only playing my cards, since I didn't say anything about how the hand should be played. I never said you shouldn't bluff with A-K when you miss.

The reason the player with A-K is less afraid of a Q, 10, 5 flop than a player with 6-6 is because the player with A-K expects to have a lot of outs against a player who may have him/her beaten, whereas the player with 6-6 doesn't. So what?