First hand $6.50 45 person on stars (AK)

[caddie444]

UTG+1 puts in the "standard" 12x bb raise to 240 and gets one caller. I'm sitting in the CO with AK offsuit, whats the play? Are we peeling a flop here or shoving over?
My guess is that if I shove I get at least two callers.

[TheSyphon]

12xBB out of position. I'm folding.

[drmcboy]

In game I often shove but I have been running into huge pairs so often lately I might just fold. Last night in a $55 some guy with a 1200 stack made it 300 over one limper at 15/30, I shoved over with QQ, the limper over calls with 55, and the 300 guy had AA. /Shrug

Calling is the worst option, if they have small pairs you get no action on the flop, if you have them dominated they may get away cheap.

[chardrian]

If you can put AQ in his range (and I think you can) it's a shove.

[caddie444]

At the time I hastily dismissed folding as an option, but calling seems terrible and basically playing for all your chips in this spot is marginal too. I usually just wait it out till high blinds then become a push monkey, so I think I'm now leaning towards folding this. It's pretty obvious that calling is terrible though...

[Sprayed]

I think that his range is probably pretty big. Normally bad players do this with a hand that is decent but hard to play post flop. I shove.

[donkbee]

instashove!!