Quote Originally Posted by TPTK83
What should my range be, I feel uncomfortable 3 betting AK because I'm missing the flop so often and then leading for a bet just sucks as it gets called so often in these games.
Ok here's what I think. I don't know if what I'm saying is 100% correct so take it with a grain of salt.

Ideally you'd like to be 3-betting the majority of the time when in position so you don't have to "lead into a 3-bet pot" with air. You can easily work AK into your 3-betting range by being a little selective with when you do it. For example, a great time to 3-bet AK is when a 24/20 semi passive player opens from MP and you're on the BU/CO. This way, when he checks the flop to you, you can make a 1/2 to 2/3 pot bet and take it down very often. C-bets in 3-bet pots make you sooo much money at the micros.

Imo one of the biggest factors in 3-betting is position, since ranges change with position. So, next time you play consider position as you're making your 3-bets and just try and think about the situation on your own. For instance, why would you rather 3-bet a player that opens from MP instead of when the same player opens UTG? The answer is because his range from MP is wider than his UTG range and thus he'll be folding to the 3-bet more often in MP than UTG, which makes it more profitable.

If you start thinking like this to yourself while you play then it can only help imo.