Quote Originally Posted by res1cue
AK is a junk hand preflop because it is an unmade hand just like 56s.
what a bunch of horseshit. AK has incredibly high +EV and ace high is often the best hand pre and post flop.

i fail to understand the problem that the original poster is trying to solve here. you should not be playing ANY "junk hands" if you are still learning the game (other than button steals). 80% of the learning process is training yourself to play tight. you sound like you are trying to make excuses for playing loose. nobody should loosen up their starting requirements at the bottom levels of poker. that's for the higher stakes.

ChezJ