Ak vs Aj

[ollyy26]

both hands are very good, everything depends on luck and what interests on the table, if I A in hand from the start is better, but consider that the best start of the player who has a pair in hand

[PANAMHIEST]

There are those days when aj will do better, then the next day ak will rule. I just try to look for these changes and hope to make the best of them.

[0maxpower0]

I dont know if its just my butt hole tightening as i get older :-p or what, but the longer ive played, the less and less I have seemed to value certain hands; in particular jj,qq,aq,aj. I use to put a lot more value into these hands, playing them pretty often, seems like the more im playing, the more im flat calling, or raising only when i have the best position. I frequently fold aq when im first to act. I thought i was nuts, until i watched a full tilt academy lesson about position. one of the pros actually said "people think im crazy for folding hands like aq when im first to act", so it definately reinforced my playing in my mind. But what fo u guys think, should i play those hands more aggresive, or is my soft approach best. It just seems that hands like those just lose me a lot of chips, or win me small pots... gone all in with qq and jj so many times and been outdrawn thats its like a joke sometimes.. i digress.. any thoughts?

[thenutzaa1]

i can play any hand in position...............i only can play the top ten hands first to act!!!! top ten hands from phil h books

[sloeddie]

not the aj or ak but the worst is when you call with kk and you go against ak or aj and you can feel the ace forth card down