How To Play Ace-King Postflop When You MISS! [With Next Gen Poker]

Jonathan is joined by Rosey from Next Gen Poker to discuss a poker hand that Rosey played at the Texas Card House in Dallas.
The hand starts with Rosey deciding to squeeze from the big blind with ace-king offsuit against an opener and caller from the small blind.
Rosey tries to represent a strong over pair to the board as he bluffs into both opponent’s on the flop and then decides to jam on the turn with just ace high.
Jonathan talks about how you should be careful about continuation betting when you are out of position in multiway pots, especially in Texas where the players do not like to fold!
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[@PokerCoaching]

What type of image do you have at the poker table and how do you use that to your advantage?

[@nhnhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Godly image when I’m running hot. I use this to 3/4 bet bluff at a higher frequency (depending on the raiser because a lot of 2/5 players call every three bet). Also use this image to c bet flop at high frequency (prints money because 2/5 players generally have too wide of a range (lots of junk) and do not call close to MDF.

[@donjones3620]

Nick Vitucci the scammer that swindle millions of dollars from people in his real estate Seminars!!!!!!

[@philip851]

It wouldn't matter. You could make a video of him doing that 80 times and he gets it home twice...it's just bad poker advice

[@philip851]

@@nhnhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Do they call every 3-bet with AQ, low pocket pairs, QJs, KQs every time?...yeah they do don't they? It's a bonkers play!!!

[@peterforner3823]

I'm 63 with grey to white hair (now) I'm always perceived to be conservative at the table. I get a high % of bluffs through especially when in position against younger players.

[@nhnhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Jonathan, you do not only give out the most informative and logical poker content available. You are also the most entertaining poker personality on KZbin. Also I love how you always ask basic questions on your KZbin feed with a free month of poker coaching for a random commenter. Seeing that forces me to cement the basic, foundational principles. Which is the key for progressing at poker. Thank you!

[@alanevans7451]

Jonathan, your collaboration with your coaches and vloggers are always fantastic, this one is no exception and always love your guest spots on Next Gen's vlogs.

[@iamamish]

The gentle needling was hilarious, great video guys. I didn't realize Jonathan had such a wry sense of humor.

[@owenthomas9863]

More content like this please. Was very educational for low stakes players

[@lostaccident]

Bluffing with the best hand. Nice

[@matty1872]

“tinder crusher” 😂😂😂 brilliant jonathan

[@MLGamer916]

"Figure out how you are perceived" Thank you for that

[@AlexH274]

My local event one of the vets said “he never bluffs” so guess what I did that night.

[@YzFool78]

I don’t know, I’m a semi tight player & I agree with your thoughts on being tight & using your image to your advantage. However, I think I would make this all in call with any pair due to the texture of the board & the shove would seem off to me. I’m still new & learning & maybe my view is way off! Lol. Great video, I keep learning more & more as I play along. Thanks for the vids & content!

[@chrislarkin72]

Well played, Rosey. Nitting is definitely profitable in our games! LOL at Tinder Crusher on the graphic.

[@eldoctorx]

When you get a good hand, raise 6x. When you miss the flop, rip it in anyway. Got it!

[@rhpmike]

There is no way this kid has a nitty image. His vlog viewers might think so, but some 25 year old with a purple shirt and a trendy haircut in a 2-5 game in Texas is just not going to get big folds. I'm not saying the bluff here was bad. But, I am saying that in games where you just have it every time and get paid off every time, you should be under-bluffing. In the future when he ends up in harder games, he won't be able to play as straightforward and will need some balance, but for this game, he can literally just have it every time.

[@philip851]

Your opponents range in that seat calling the 3 bet could easily have pocket Q's....AQs...77....and in all likelihood will have one of those hands. He isn't going to call $100+ bet with A9. If he did have a pocket pair 99, 10,10, JJ etc...he's likely to fear any flop, and shove on your 3-bet. It's a terrible video

[@damedley75]

@@philip851 I don't agree. If UTG is tight enough to just call with QQ pre vs a squeeze

[@philip851]

@@damedley75 So you think you can bluff UTG into folding his trip Q's or 7s by shoving with your AK into that board ? Then you haven't put any thought into it.

[@damedley75]

@@philip851 of course not

[@philip851]

@@damedley75 So what on earth are you disagreeing with?

[@marksimpson2321]

The image isn't working but playing a narrower range and value betting will work against calling stations.

[@TheMarceloSilva]

ok I think that was a over played hand , he bluff with the best hand , the Villain probably had: AJo(12), AhJh , ATo(12), AhTh , 56s (h,d), Kxs(20+)

[@Dskwiii]

Bluffing with the better hand LOL

[@codytylerwright]

The sizing looked like a bluff-shove. $125 flop bet, directly to an over $500 turn bet, on a dry board (minus the BDFD).

[@marccifiello4441]

is check jamming ok? what would the other play be if you don't have a tight image?

[@chinggis_khagan]

Would have thought the SPR is a bit too small for check jamming. Either they'll shove it right in your face themselves or they'll price themselves in to call

[@justinsane7128]

I wonder how much the Texas games have affected thackerville ok?

[@11sojourner]

Very irresponsible of you to label this video "how to play AK..." cause you know this isn't anything other than an attempt to give his page more viewership. Nothing about Texas poker should be highlighted in a page dedicated to teaching "fundamental" poker strategy

[@RSS_754]

Greetings from Serbia :) 💪

[@jeffg6900]

Very good chance he was bluffing with the best hand. Great video, thanks for the hand!

[@mikezilberbrand1663]

The probability of A or K on the flop given you hold AK is 32.5%.

[@bartsupino813]

nice content today

[@4evahodlingdoge226]

Hey Jonathan, if your default is to c/call oop with AKo on 7-4-2 rainbow, how do you balance that? Are you c/calling overpairs and if so which ones?

[@jakecorcoran22]

What would you do if the turn is essentially a brick? Aside from some straights coming in, cards like 3,5,6 even 9 or T?

[@qsdailydose8970]

This is great!

[@JasonGray503]

Great video

[@kineahora8736]

I didn’t know SBF was playing poker now (just kidding!)🤣 Sounds like Jonathan is describing Scotty Nguyen. I use extensive chatting to not disappear at the table-just my normal personality. But I play quite tight and I clearly have a tight image.

[@DashOfSalt84]

ditto

[@jppagetoo]

TAG is a winning strategy.

[@richardroesler2209]

Sorry, Johnathan, I don't believe in ranges. How can you say my range is different than your range... PS. There is no equity in that hand to shove...

[@TimmayKC]

My only criticism of Rosey/poker bloggers is that they should show their big losses in addition to their big wins.

[@cegavas]

This guy doesn’t even know what percentage you flop a pair. I need to play 2/5 in Texas lmao.

[@paulpena5040]

Honestly, I don't think image played any role in this particular hand. I think you had one stubborn customer how maybe was floating with K10 s or K j s or whatever and just gave up on the turn. They might not even have been too afraid of the queen - in fact they might have been tempted to bluff with it but once you jam, well the hand is over. Image would matter if, say, they folded a queen there or an A 7. Then I would say his image paid off but more than likely villain just had nothing. Most of the time people just play their own nature. Splashy players play splashy, tight players play tight, goofy players play goofy it's more about that then hero's image.

[@philip851]

Exactly.. on that occasion the other player had nothing, maybe even AK himself. 90% of the time he's been calling with a set or AQs. Let me say it like this...in an online tourney with buy ins up to about $22 they're going to have something and bust you out. Only in higher buy in tourneys (explicitly no Sats to a seat) are you going to get a fold here.

[@saltyforareason9617]

wtf is a Tinder Crusher?

[@Williy_Nilly]

Is it wise to set out preflop to play for stacks with AK?

[@johnnyboychess]

No. But this board favors his range. He is representing his 3 betting range and image. His opponent likely has worse holdings than QX and his 3 betting range contains overpairs AK, KK, QQ, JJ, AQ, KQ, etc…

[@Williy_Nilly]

@@johnnyboychess Of course, but the commitment to stacks is still the preflop strategy. $1,500 is allot of money to bluff off.

[@johnnyboychess]

@@Williy_Nilly maybe. But if you can’t execute a bluff because you’re uncomfortable with the stakes then you need to move down in stakes. It’s 200BB-whether you’re on a $2/5 or 1¢/2¢, you need to be able to run a bluff and take down a pop if you ever want a chance to win.

[@Williy_Nilly]

@@johnnyboychess I agree, but it it wise to execute bluffs with ace high? In my view it should be an extremely rare event at any level.

[@fozy2349]

Literally have a memory of you saying don't put money in the pot with a missed AK because if a pot builds you are likely behind.

[@philip851]

You aren't wrong. Here's my number one tip.....never take splashy advice from Pro players if you intend to play in $10 tourneys . Kid Poker wouldn't last the first 5 mins of a $10 tourney playing like this.

[@fozy2349]

@@philip851Sooo true. Coach phillip

[@joebowl8315]

Because kid poker is buying into 100 to play the ones that make it deep

[@Dynamice1337]

Don't bluff calling stations...value bet them to death with moderately strong hands.

[@bluedonkey180]

Can I ever fold jacks pre?

[@conorm2524]

If you get 4-bet or 5-bet hard then it should definitely be considered.

[@brickhithouse1]

Great play. I learn so much from these videos. Keep 'em coming. Here's what I don't get, though. Wouldn't somebody who had the nuts bet for value here? By shoving you would be losing out on a call. So it seems like a bluff to me. It's not like you're saying "I have it!", it's like you're saying "I have something and it's going to cost you a lot to see it". Obviously you guys know what you're doing. So many factors to consider.

[@aepr84]

i dont know anything about anything but if he has 500 and the pot is already 625 it would look weird if he bets 1/2 pot leaving 200 left

[@brickhithouse1]

@@aepr84 indeed. I wasn't paying attention to stacks. I think I'm just (wrongly) conditioned to think shoving implies an over-the-top bet and not something close to pot.

[@iamamish]

I had the same thought - however if you were a player who wanted to bluff more, you might well shove with AQ here on the turn just to open up more bluffing opportunities.

[@philip851]

You learn how to lose your whole stack really quickly...these tips only work against those holding crap hands themselves. If your opponent has AQs in his range AND HE DOES IN THAT SEAT...you just passed him all your money.

[@phillipholmes5206]

Really I would say this is just playing the hand aggressively, which has no skill displayed and could be done with any hand. I had so many losses with AK I was in despair, so I just plonked it in my bluffing range, and now call it a complete bluffing hand. I open BIG (pot size for me) then continue or check (toss a coin). But I play to allow myself to get away from it if necessary. I don't think just committing everything and hoping for the best is necessarily the skillful method for winners.

[@tylerabbott5187]

What if they had king queen diamonds lol

[@anthonytracey4545]

Pocket Qs

[@slowfuse]

yeah...na...don't make a habit of playing like this every hand lol

[@haridaaaa]

Why didn't we put our opponent on pocket 7s

[@philip851]

We do....but they're making a video on how on those rare occasions you throw in $600 you might win $200 and get AK home .

[@philip851]

This hand was the perfect example of top poker play tips, that do not work online...and will ensure you end up penniless. It's just such a bad play. Ok you've put your opponent on pocket pairs. The majority of the time online you're going to be running into QQ, KQ,AQ, Q,10, QJ, 77,44,22 and your pushing your whole stack over to them.. It may indeed be optimal play for bluffing AK when it misses...but save your bankroll and don't make this play folks.

[@smickness]

terrible play., any pocket par with implied odds is calling preflop. in position., old mate would have have bluffed off his stack, reload

[@xd-metal9026]

Yeah, I guess it feels pretty damn good to play against pretty damn bad players. You shove to me with that board and you get a snap call, kid! First of all, it’s so obvious you’re looking for a fold with a bet that big out of nowhere. Second, you’re assuming that a player that called your preflop raise doesn’t have a Q in his range?? Please, let me know where you play. I wanna play at your table.

[@paulboyd561]

So hard to watch this VERBOSE man. Could have been 5 minutes shorter