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Playing AK early in high stakes MTT

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  1. #1

    Default Playing AK early in high stakes MTT

    Interested in comments:
    Pokerstars Sunday Million, quarterly $1000 buy-in. I regularly play 200 buy-in, but probablywouldn't play this without qualifying. Consider my skill level middle of pack for this field.
    Blinds 25/50, 45 min into tourney.
    Stack 3400 chips, started with 3000. At or slightly above ave stack.
    Hero in SB.
    Folded around to cut-off (villain). Villain has been quite aggressive so far but no signs of being a maniac. His stack is about 3700.
    Villain raises to 150.
    Button folds.
    Hero raises to 550. Comments?
    BB folds.
    Villain pushes all-in.

    OK, what to do?
  2. #2
    fold. but if you call this will be a flip I feel, I'm not sure enough to call though.
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    what does he think of you
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    He doesn't have much info on me. If anything, he probably views me as solid, tight.
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    i think its a boarderline call this early probably flipping.
  6. #6
    It's a deepstacked mtt. Why take flips for your whole stack when you can take better situations with the slower blind levels.
  7. #7
    call if it's suited, fold if unsuited
  8. #8
    ^^ take that advice
    I am that fish...


    currently broke as a joke...
  9. #9
    Well, my reraise preflop was an amount intended to represent KK or AA.
    When he reraised all-in I was 90% sure it was a coinflip.
    My initial thoughts were pretty much as you stated, "it's early, wait for later".
    Of course, I waited too long and eventually told myelf "You have to win coinflips along the way, so let's gamble."

    He had JJ and it held up. While I think my decision was flawed, his push seems like a really poor decision.
    Of course, that's no consolation.

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