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

[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]

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.

I don't think it's an easy ship. And I think that you are assuming this is a SNG or possibly a 45m. Doubling or tripling up in Level 5 doesn't even guarantee a min cash in a MTT.

[selfproclaim]

Yes, assuming SNG. I don't like folding even if it is an MTT.