AK early position

[polloymedio]

PokerStars Game #72823347675: Tournament #553010921, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2011/12/26 20:21:39 CT [2011/12/26 21:21:39 ET]
Table '553010921 94' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: JAME5 B (25352 in chips)
Seat 2: Platon83 (13221 in chips)
Seat 3: FLIPPER832 (7665 in chips)
Seat 4: pchightree (870 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: pkrmonster1 (4085 in chips)
Seat 6: igobec01 (11125 in chips)
Seat 7: mpo77 (13325 in chips)
Seat 8: KM1701D (5550 in chips)
Seat 9: polloymedio (6100 in chips)
mpo77: posts small blind 75
KM1701D: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to polloymedio [Ks Ad]
polloymedio: raises 250 to 400
JAME5 B: calls 400
Platon83: folds
FLIPPER832: raises 800 to 1200
pchightree: folds
pkrmonster1: folds
igobec01: folds
mpo77: folds
KM1701D: calls 1050
polloymedio:

[dyehard]

Depends on your reads and your own table image. However, being a $3 tournament, I might be inclined to ship it knowing that I am probably in a flip situation.

[pillow100]

any reads on the 3 villains and whats your image, without any reads i might fold, KM1701D is losing player on sharkscope tho soo would probs make me shove and I wouldnt worry about utg+1 flatting big hands in a 3$ tourney. pot in the middle before u have to act is about 3k ish and you only have 6k and against JJ+ AK you have 40% and need less

[polloymedio]

Mmm not really. Lets say I shove, 1 person calls and the rest of the bunch fold... I'm willing to bet at least one of them had an Ace, that means i would have 1 less out against any pair. Besides, if i shove, most probably being a low tourney i will get a couple of lower kicker ace high calls, which (although i would be dominating them) i'd be in very bad shape against any pocket pair... I ended up folding this hand because of this. With one person is a clear shove, thats about it.

[dyehard]

Mmm not really. Lets say I shove, 1 person calls and the rest of the bunch fold... I'm willing to bet at least one of them had an Ace, that means i would have 1 less out against any pair. Besides, if i shove, most probably being a low tourney i will get a couple of lower kicker ace high calls, which (although i would be dominating them) i'd be in very bad shape against any pocket pair... I ended up folding this hand because of this. With one person is a clear shove, thats about it.

You want Ace-rags to call you here even if it makes it a 3 or 4 way pot. It increases your value.

You'd be very surprised at the kinds of hands $3 players will go to the felt with.

[polloymedio]

Lets say its a 3 way pot, AK vs AJ vs QQ. How would that situation be profitable? Or even against a mid pair like 99?

Also, i have played many $3 tourneys so i would know hand ranges, but IMO in this situation my decision cant be influenced by that. Thanks for you opinions, highly valuable

[pillow100]

very read dependent on KM1701D, some random losing players will be soo wide here calling out of bb, some of them will fold to an all in even with sick odds and good hands (i put u on ak thought process guys) some of them will call with any old crap because they feel priced in etc. If you have read that KM1701D and james b are not flatting the top of there range +KM1701D is not flatting and calling with a huge range out of the BB Its a call, but vice versa if James B was a good reg and KM1701D is calling a 4bet shove and a non effective re iso from FLIPPER832 I'm pretty sure its a fold. Pretty close spot tho keen to hear others ranges and thoughts on randoms here

[selfproclaim]

Very simple, ship it all day. This is too good a spot to fold. If you ship and get callers and win, you are pretty much guaranteed a first or second. If you fold you miss a great opportunity to build a massive chip lead. First place is the only place in these tourneys, so if you are scared to get it in with AK in a 3 buyin, retire.

[madman215]

Don't disagree with a ship, but not sure about guaranteeing a first or second lol

[dyehard]

Lets say its a 3 way pot, AK vs AJ vs QQ. How would that situation be profitable? Or even against a mid pair like 99?

Also, i have played many $3 tourneys so i would know hand ranges, but IMO in this situation my decision cant be influenced by that. Thanks for you opinions, highly valuable

I think your ranges are too narrow. I'm not saying that A-rag or KQ calls a ship here, but that would certainly be in their calling range. Also, why wouldn't you let your decisions be influenced? That is what seperates good players from weak players. Their decisions are absolutely influenced by the reads and information gained from current and past experiences gained.