Push or fold AK here (PS $10)

[taipan168]

Opp had re-raised my UTG raise once before (5 handed, blinds were 50/100, I raised KQo to 300, he re-raised to 1000 from the SB leaving him with 1155 behind, I folded).

Does anybody stick 60% of their stack in the middle without a hand against which I'm flipping or dominates me? Thoughts?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

SB (t2005)
BB (t2520)
Hero (t2410)
MP (t4120)
Button (t2445)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, A.
Hero raises to t450, MP calls t450, 1 fold, SB raises to t1200, 1 fold, Hero ?????

[Fnord]

Yeah, I'd gamble it up here, particularly with MP being so kind as to put extra dead money into the pot. If you're lucky, he'll call the rest and pay off the better 2 hands.

[Scuba Chuck]

Does anybody stick 60% of their stack in the middle without a hand against which I'm flipping or dominates me? Thoughts?

I think AQ is certainly a potential. As well as a pair of tens. Anyway, if you're confident in your read, then I think you can go ahead and lay it down. That being said, you should know that when you hold AK, the probability of being dominated is lower.

This is one of those spots, additionally, that you can start thinking about table dynamics if/when you win the hand. You're gonna have 5,000 chips when this happens. And you're gonna have quite a bit of terrorizing you can do with a stack like that.

[Aplomado]

Probably a flip, but with it being 5-handed and there being plenty of dead money to sweeten the pot, I would just throw it all in there. Plus you've got him covered.

Gamble it up, you're probably flipping most times but have a very slight edge because opponent can also have AK through AT.

[Scuba Chuck]

This is from a $55 Party Poker Tourney: If this was not suited, I probably would have folded it. Just to give you a sense for how close a call it was for me. One of the factors that led me to call was his ginormous overbet, and the fact that I did look like I was in a steal position.

#Game No : 3577073816
***** Hand History for Game 3577073816 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $55 Buy-in Trny:20277961 Level:2 Blinds(30/60) - Saturday, February 18, 15:06:44 ET 2006
Table Reminiscing (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 5: xlr8s13 ( $1840 )
Seat 6: wadebelak02 ( $2160 )
Seat 8: sbl7600 ( $2170 )
Seat 10: StephenJames ( $1710 )
Seat 4: mtfunk00 ( $2435 )
Seat 1: Scuba Chuck ( $1900 )
Seat 2: bigbonner11 ( $980 )
Seat 3: GOLFINBOZO65 ( $2665 )
Seat 7: techman1029 ( $1820 )
Seat 9: RazorWire11 ( $2320 )
Trny:20277961 Level:2
Blinds(30/60)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Scuba Chuck [ Kc Ac ]
xlr8s13 folds.
wadebelak02 folds.
techman1029 folds.
sbl7600 folds.
RazorWire11 folds.
StephenJames folds.
>You have options at Never Say Never Table!.
Scuba Chuck raises [220].
bigbonner11 folds.
>You have options at Summer Pace Table!.
GOLFINBOZO65 raises [1510].
mtfunk00 folds.
>You have options at Schmidt Happens Table!.
Scuba Chuck is all-In [1680]
GOLFINBOZO65 calls [360].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 6c, Ad ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8c ]
GOLFINBOZO65 shows [ As, Qc ] a pair of aces.
Scuba Chuck shows [ Kc, Ac ] a pair of aces.
Scuba Chuck wins 3860 chips from the main pot with a pair of aces with king kicker.
Game #3577079044 starts.

[Scuba Chuck]

Here's another Party Poker $55. People are incredibly fishy, you know?

#Game No : 3577589455
***** Hand History for Game 3577589455 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $55 Buy-in Trny:20280698 Level:1 Blinds(20/40) - Saturday, February 18, 16:26:50 ET 2006
Table Raise It Up (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 5: THE_IGGLE ( $2000 )
Seat 6: toppair444 ( $1500 )
Seat 8: fredbond007 ( $1960 )
Seat 9: ludamintz ( $2000 )
Seat 1: Scuba Chuck ( $1980 )
Seat 4: Halfgay ( $2000 )
Seat 7: toolpatrol94 ( $2760 )
Seat 2: gafinator ( $1940 )
Seat 10: slacher222 ( $1900 )
Seat 3: CZNEWMAN ( $1960 )
Trny:20280698 Level:1
Blinds(20/40)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Scuba Chuck [ Kh Ac ]
>You have options at Speed #1137222 Table!.
THE_IGGLE folds.
toppair444 calls [40].
toolpatrol94 folds.
fredbond007 raises [80].
>You have options at Speed #1136791 Table!.
ludamintz folds.
toppair444: nice hand
slacher222 calls [80].
Scuba Chuck raises [406].
gafinator folds.
CZNEWMAN folds.
Halfgay folds.
toppair444 raises [692].
fredbond007 folds.
slacher222 folds.
Scuba Chuck calls [326].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, Jd, Kd ]
toppair444 checks.
Scuba Chuck checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
toppair444 is all-In [768]
Scuba Chuck calls [768].
** Dealing River ** [ 6s ]
toppair444 shows [ 6d, 6h ] a full house, Sixes full of jacks.
Scuba Chuck shows [ Kh, Ac ] two pairs, kings and jacks.
toppair444 wins 3220 chips from the main pot with a full house, Sixes full of jacks.
lol
Game #3577596063 starts

Here's another Party Poker $55. People are incredibly fishy, you know?

#Game No : 3577589455
***** Hand History for Game 3577589455 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $55 Buy-in Trny:20280698 Level:1 Blinds(20/40) - Saturday, February 18, 16:26:50 ET 2006
Table Raise It Up (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 5: THE_IGGLE ( $2000 )
Seat 6: toppair444 ( $1500 )
Seat 8: fredbond007 ( $1960 )
Seat 9: ludamintz ( $2000 )
Seat 1: Scuba Chuck ( $1980 )
Seat 4: Halfgay ( $2000 )
Seat 7: toolpatrol94 ( $2760 )
Seat 2: gafinator ( $1940 )
Seat 10: slacher222 ( $1900 )
Seat 3: CZNEWMAN ( $1960 )
Trny:20280698 Level:1
Blinds(20/40)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Scuba Chuck [ Kh Ac ]
>You have options at Speed #1137222 Table!.
THE_IGGLE folds.
toppair444 calls [40].
toolpatrol94 folds.
fredbond007 raises [80].
>You have options at Speed #1136791 Table!.
ludamintz folds.
toppair444: nice hand
slacher222 calls [80].
Scuba Chuck raises [406].
gafinator folds.
CZNEWMAN folds.
Halfgay folds.
toppair444 raises [692].
fredbond007 folds.
slacher222 folds.
Scuba Chuck calls [326].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, Jd, Kd ]
toppair444 checks.
Scuba Chuck checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
toppair444 is all-In [768]
Scuba Chuck calls [768].
** Dealing River ** [ 6s ]
toppair444 shows [ 6d, 6h ] a full house, Sixes full of jacks.
Scuba Chuck shows [ Kh, Ac ] two pairs, kings and jacks.
toppair444 wins 3220 chips from the main pot with a full house, Sixes full of jacks.
lol
Game #3577596063 starts

Why approximately 406?

[Staresy]

Why approximately 406?

think someone said something about the slidey-bar thing on Party not locking on set amounts

[JL]

This is from a $55 Party Poker Tourney: If this was not suited, I probably would have folded it.

Why? just because suited looks cooler or what?

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 67.0446 % 66.22% 00.83% { AKs }
Hand 2: 32.9554 % 32.13% 00.83% { random }

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 65.3201 % 64.47% 00.85% { AKo }
Hand 2: 34.6799 % 33.83% 00.85% { random }

[taipan168]

Thanks for the suggestions - I pushed over, the guy thought about it (for a bit of theatre I guess), called and turned over AA. I guess the consensus is that it's worth gambling it up here.

I guess the reason I posted this hand was whether somebody would stick in more than half of their stack if they didn't have a hand with which they would go all the way. No way they are going to fold with only 800 chips behind, right?

[Scuba Chuck]

This is from a $55 Party Poker Tourney: If this was not suited, I probably would have folded it.

Why? just because suited looks cooler or what?

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 67.0446 % 66.22% 00.83% { AKs }
Hand 2: 32.9554 % 32.13% 00.83% { random }

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 65.3201 % 64.47% 00.85% { AKo }
Hand 2: 34.6799 % 33.83% 00.85% { random }

Pretty sure you can remove quite a few cards from you random so that the suited portion of the hand should add ~ 2-3% card equity.