A couple AK hands.

[givememyleg]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button (t20860)
SB (t4025)
BB (t17635)
givememyleg (t14650)
UTG+1 (t6725)
MP1 (t18375)
MP2 (t21427)
MP3 (t10505)
CO (t9185)

Preflop: givememyleg is UTG with K, A.
givememyleg raises to t600, 3 folds, MP3 calls t600, 1 fold, Button raises to t1000, 1 fold, BB calls t800, givememyleg ????

30 mins into the second hour of the 10rebuy on stars. I have no notes on button, and has not min raised yet that I noticed. The thing that confuses me most about this hand is the bb call... that makes the pot that much bigger. The stacks are still quite deep, making a push seem too large. What is my move?

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

saw flop

MP2 (t18685)
MP3 (t10985)
CO (t6710)
givememyleg (t9475)
SB (t21300)
BB (t18150)
UTG (t25702)
UTG+1 (t13980)
MP1 (t10235)

Preflop: givememyleg is Button with A, K.
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t1200, 4 folds, givememyleg raises to t3000, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t1800.

Flop: (t6175) 8, 6, 3 (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, givememyleg bets t6450 (All-In)????

Is this a bad play? UTG+1 has been fairly active, but mainly limping into pots. First time I have noticed him opening in this position. If he had a hand like AJ or AQ, I don't want to push him out yet.. but this flop doesn't help many hands. Is this one of those hands where I will only be called when beat? How else could I have played this? This raise commits 1/3 of my stack, better to pf shove?

[givememyleg]

lol no replies I musta been baking nubcakes?

[chardrian]

Hand 1 - button minraised you preflop (either huge warning bells or donk alert) and BB called - both of them have you outstacked. If button would make a minraise there with AQ- than I like a push preflop. Otherwise calling and hoping for an A or K on flop is fine.

Hand 2 - I am ambivalent. Part of me says if you're going to push a blank flop, I'd rather you just push that preflop. But part of me sorta likes this line too.

[zenbitz]

Hand 1 is scary. Even if you call and play a K/A high flop you are still crushed by KK or AA which might very well m/r on the button. Re-re-raising pre-flop is just ending the hand. Either they both fold, or they call/raise and you are done with the hand (barring a QJT flop). Unless you have a read that BU re-raises you with crap.

Hand 2: This flop does help alot of hands: Any pair, 2 clubs, 79/75.
I think your pre-flop re-raise + 2-suited flop makes this a decent play. He might fold a pair as high as JJ. Probably not QQ though, although he probablly re-reriases you pre-flop with that.

Once 1/3rd of your stack is committed pre-flop (which is probably the maximum) you have to push or check this flop. My guess is you would really hate to fold no matter what comes on the turn, so I suppose you should just push the flop.

Pushing pre-flop is probably better... he is more likely to call with AQ.

[WildBobAA]

Hand 1, with these stacks, call and play some poker.

Hand 2, Push preflop.