gokorda

One thing I have a problem with is missing a flop with premium hands. AKs, AQs, and not knowing how to play..

a flush or straight draw is easy enough to walk away from, but out of position, even with a safe-looking flop, having trouble playing against a mid-sized bet..

any insight appreciated, thanks

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specialK

i think it's very situational, assuming you are raising preflop hands like these on low raggedy boards you wanna lead out with your continuation bet of 1/2 or 2/3 of the pot. i would say your problem here is probably checking the flop... when you get bet into like that just consider yourself having 6 outs and go from there. really you need to have more information in the OP to get more solid responses to your question.

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stpboy

I'm sure you've had in your lifetime a monster hand, imagine what that is like. Bet with the confidence that you had then, imagine you have aces and bet with it. Always be the aggressor, thats my advice....

stp

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roketinpoket

I would say it depends on the situation. If it is heads-up and the other player bets into you, try to think about what kind of hands the other player plays and what kind of image you have.

Dave Scharf

Hard question to answer without a lot more details as to a specific situation. I will give a couple of my rules of thumb, though:

(1) I rarely make a continuation bet when I miss and I am against three or more opponents. My experience is that the likelihood of them all folding is just too small.

(2) Bet with the best -- if I have reason to believe that my hand is the best then I bet. This, then, will depend upon what I think the usual betting pattern of my opponent(s) is.

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DrTyore

I agree...

If you have a "premium hand" you bet pre-flop, so you should do a S.C.B. - Standard continuation bet.... it's good for SOOO many reasons

A: People will often fold

B: People will be (often) scared to play back, so they'll only call, and usually give you a free card (when you're in position) on the next street

C: You get more money in the pot, and you may hit on the turn.

Mark

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ChrisWinsor

Always make the continuation bet if you're against 1-2 opponents, mabye not always when it's 2. If your opponent acts first and bets into you, generally fold, if you have a read on him (lots of players bluff all in with say A10 with a 445 flop) then you can call with AK high. I've only done this once so far against an aggressive player who i knew to be on two face cards.

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