AK on button with 10M limpers

[gingerwizard]

Only second or third hand or something, and i missed the first guy busting cos I was multitabling.

Never sure how to play this spot early. I can limp, play for 2 pair or better and keep pot small or Wack in a huge raise.

Bearing in mind the buyin ($6.50)... Which do you prefer?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP1 (t1480)
MP2 (t1470)
CO (t1470)
Hero (t1390)
SB (t1460)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1610)
UTG+1 (t3120)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, K.
UTG calls t20, 1 fold, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, CO calls t20, Hero??

[bbqsquirrel]

Raise to 120

[Fortune 500]

I like limping AK at early levels OOP at this buyin level, so that I can avoid getting stacked if I hit it JUST hard enough to get broke...

But in Position? Smack the pot with a raise to 120. You're in good position to take it down postflop, and you'll have plenty of information to act with. Definite raise here. Maybe a limp from earlier position.

[Da GOAT]

120??? no way

180-200. you will get multiple mofo's if you bet 120.

[Slash]

120??? no way

180-200. you will get multiple mofo's if you bet 120.

Yes 180 atleast, too many assclowns will call a smaller raise.

[taipan168]

I'd make it 140-150 to go and use your position postflop.

[Xioustic]

Played the same hand last tournament (same blind size) in the SB, I raised 200. I figured the standard 3xBB+1xBBpercaller wasn't going to be respected and the best I could hope for from that small raise was a push from a donk. My 200 had the table fold but I didn't really mind, I'd prefer to win that pot outright than play against 3 or more players with AK.

[Sprayed]

A raise in the 150-200 range is fine. You have the button and you should raise here with this hand. I raise AK from any position after limpers no matter what level. You should raise big after limpers in order to take down the pot preflop since hitting your hand is difficult with only seeing 3 cards.