Playing AK early in early position.

[Cpaz]

Is this just bad on too many levels? Should I fold it to the raise in early position? Is the turn call bad? It just seemed like since I was already here and there are potentially a lot of outs I'd gamble. I can come back right?


***** Hand History for Game 3252649208 *****
15/30 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 18551037) - Sat Dec 24 01:19:08 EST 2005
Table Table 67950 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Philipcarter (785)
Seat 2: alabasterfat (1210)
Seat 3: pigness (645)
Seat 4: matthew7929 (775)
Seat 5: Rollin_Green (615)
Seat 6: mick66123 (815)
Seat 7: patmcgi (755)
Seat 8: PazzMan (800)
Seat 9: Greatsea (800)
Seat 10: SammyJankis1 (800)
patmcgi posts small blind (10)
PazzMan posts big blind (15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to PazzMan [ Ks, As ]
Greatsea folds.
SammyJankis1 folds.
Philipcarter calls (15)
alabasterfat calls (15)
pigness calls (15)
matthew7929 raises (60) to 60
Rollin_Green folds.
mick66123 folds.
patmcgi folds.
PazzMan calls (45)
Philipcarter calls (45)
alabasterfat folds.
pigness calls (45)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 2h, 3d, 9s ]
PazzMan checks.
Philipcarter checks.
pigness checks.
matthew7929 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6s ]
PazzMan checks.
Philipcarter checks.
pigness checks.
matthew7929 bets (175)
PazzMan calls (175)
Philipcarter calls (175)
pigness folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ 6h ]
PazzMan checks.
Philipcarter checks.
matthew7929 bets (540)
matthew7929 is all-In.
PazzMan folds.
Philipcarter folds.
Creating Main Pot with $1330 with matthew7929

[vqc]

This is probably going to be controversial
I push over his raise.
Thank u.

If i dont answer, its becuase im on vacation for 4 days.

[Aplomado]

I don't know that I would push preflop with AK. That hardly seems necessary here.

I would definitely check/fold following the flop. At least one of these guys probably has a made hand and you're probably not going to push them off it with that board.

[salsa4ever]

i call pre flop
and fold the turn

the pre flop push is interesting. i don't like it, but i can sense that you can get AJ and AQ to call you more then they have KK/AA, and the pairs give you 45-55... plus u might get fold equity vs. 10.10? i don't like it 'cos I have the confidence to play AK post flop against a small raise with position to the PFR. I also think I can win tourneys without taking this kind of risk. I'd do it if the particular situation warranted (short stack, read, etc.) but not as a default strategy.

[drmcboy]

calling pre flop is fine, once you do you want to play the hand passively like you did. A re raise pre flop thins the field and would have changed everything after.
Either is OK IMHO.

I think the turn call is OK, I'm too lazy to do the math but if you have 15 outs (reasonable on that board) you have right price. It's a thin call and I would guess a lot of folks fold in marginally correct call spots just to preserve stack in these shorter stacked SNGs.

[swiggidy]

You have odds to call the turn but since it's 25% of you stack that doesn't sound like a good idea.

I think if you are risking that much of your stack then your goal is to take someones else's stack. If an A, K or spade comes are people going to give you their chips?

[JeffreyGB]

I think the turn call is OK, I'm too lazy to do the math but if you have 15 outs (reasonable on that board) you have right price. It's a thin call and I would guess a lot of folks fold in marginally correct call spots just to preserve stack in these shorter stacked SNGs.

I'm one of those people. Because it's so many of your chips, I like a fold OR a push on the turn. He didn't even have the stones to continuation bet. Take it down and move on. Calling just fattens the pot and gives him a chance to force you out on the river when your AK high may be the best hand (and you have a lot of outs to the best hand). I'd say there's at least a 20% chance his turn bet is just an attempt to pick up the pot. 20% that you have the best hand + 25% that you make the best hand = 45% that you win a pretty big pot with that push. I like that play.

[a500lbgorilla]

This is probably going to be controversial
I push over his raise.
Thank u.

If i dont answer, its becuase im on vacation for 4 days.

Wow. This can not be the best way to play this hand considering how littler there is in the pot and how vulnerable your hand usually turns out to be in these situations.

A better move would have been to push over his bet on the turn.

I like folding the turn over calling.

[drmcboy]

yeah I should have added Push > call. I think call is defendable, just not the best play.

[skorpeo]

fold the turn.
You have A high.

[TLR]

I would raise preflop to about 120, to try to define my hand vs the field. If someone pushes over me I fold.

I would fold the turn here, 175 is too much to risk on 15 outs, 6 of which may be tainted