What should i do with AK on the button against a table of limpers?

[Razvan729]

how do you play AKo UTG/UTG+1?


"Obviously limping is out of the question, and im not folding, so that leaves me with either a monster raise or open shove. Problem is, i find at the micro stakes (and my table selection really doesnt help) that im playing with that many fish (and im talking the kind of guys who have a HUD of 60/10) that any raise i make under about 40% of their stack will get at least one caller in that scenario."

so you wanna raise AKo and get NO calls? isnt this the point of fishes to our tables, to call us with hands we dominate?

"If i miss the flop, im totally screwed and basically have to fold every time- its impossible to outplay fish that dont know how to play. You need to play good ABC poker to beat fish, and you need a hand to do that. If they make a 2/3 of the pot donk bet, i find that i have to fold because they really could have hit the 4,7 or 9 on the board . Alternatively, if they ace or king drops, the villian is is virtually always check/folding without it."

what if you raised AdAh and flop comes KsQsJs and fish donks you 2/3? what do you? cause you got made hand now.
what if you raise AKo and flop is 49Kr... you call 2/3 or fold? cause he might have K4,K9, 99,44, 94.... wtf he is a fish.

"Considering im only hitting the flop 30% of the time, and usually if i hit a pair my bets wont get called, im obviously making a losing play.
So as far as i can see, that leaves me with open shoving. But i think open shoving a full 40BB stack for 5.5BB is a bad move in itself, as im likely only getting called by hands that have me beat or underpockets which im a coinflip with."

would you shove QQ here? what if he limped/call KK+? or what if he calls with smaller PP and he hits a set? omg... stop playing QQ! actually stop playing even AA cause he might call AA and hit a flush you cant beat!!!


dont get me wrong.... i am still a donk, a really terriblle player by poker standards, i am playing just 5nl, but even i know AK is a fcking raising hand on BUTT no matter number of limpers. why the hell do you play 200nl, 100nl, 50nl like this example, even on those tables if you cant, sorry, DONT KNOW how to play AKo in the best position of the table? come back with me at 5nl and we learn togheter i would love you on my right side ... actually even on my left side

[Carroters]

OP: Drop down in limits.

[Shotglass]

i would love you on my right side ... actually even on my left side

Anywhere on the table actually....

[manfredi]

You should move up a few levels so you don't have to play against micro donks.