OK, So you end up with Ace King suited before the flop. As pocket cards go Ace/King suited is a pretty good hand. Keep in mind that it is a pretty good hand before the flop. After the flop you are going to play it differently.

Before the flop you should raise with Ace/King suited. If you get a raise back, then reraise. The reraise might get some folks out while it is cheap to do so. Depending on the flop it might buy you a free card by making the other players hesitant to bet into a reraiser.

Remember that you are going to make money when other players make a mistake. Don't you make the mistake of thinking that an Ace/King suited is a pat hand. It is not. The play AFTER the flop is the important part. The above examples are of the improvements that the flop can make to your hand. There are lots of flops that can make and Ace/King suited worthless. Flop a 2d, 8h, and a 6c when you are suited for spades and you end up with an Ace/King with only two more cards to roll. You chance for a flush are gone and your straight is straight out the window. Somebody holding a pocket pair of deuce's, six's, or eight's is trying not to split a grin wider than the Mississippi.

Pay close attention to the board if you did not flop the flush or straight or at least the flush or straight draw. There might be some dummy who called the raise and reraise with a 6/7 off suit and saw 5/8/9 flop. There might be someone drawing to a different flush than you are. His odds are the same as yours but lighting does strike. So if you are looking for diamonds and you see two or three clubs, hearts, or spades hurry back to the porch. This is not your time to run with the big dogs. All of a sudden it not about winning with the Ace/King Suited but it now about saving money and preserving your stack.