Hi everyone. Is it ever correct to lay down AK on a dry board (K,9,4 rainbow for e.g.)
Scenario is 50NL, I'm in EP and raise 3x blinds, get 3 bet to about 3.5x and I flat which I do when I'm OOP. Against LAGs I do 4 bet, but if they don't have a fold button then I either shove or flat. Today I flatted, board was dry and I hit my king. I checked, he bet 3/4 pot (about $7), turn was a brick, he bet 3/4 again (about $18) and I shoved, he called and he had Aces. In this case villain was new to the table, no info, but I'm not really trying to get into HH mode here, I want to know how you avoid going broke with AK when you hit in general. At which point do you assume you're beat by aces or trip kings? Or is it a case of "we are good enough times to just absorb the times when we are beat by AA/KK?