Folding AK?
 

Is there ever a good time in this position to call with AK?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) converter

Button (t695)
Hero (t1100)
BB (t2965)
UTG (t1795)
MP (t1445)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t700</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t1000

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
No showdown. UTG wins t1000. </font>

Re: Folding AK?
 

Stop and Go.

Re: Folding AK?
 

This is one of them IMO. Granted, it's optimal to be the pusher instead of the pushee, but you have exactly 5BB's remaining after posting. Certainly the 3.5x-almost-half-his-stack raise screams strength, but I think you must push all-in here, and 'hope' to see QQ/JJ...or worse.

Re: Folding AK?
 

Why advocate a Stop n Go here? Isn't it better to stop n go with hands like low suited connectors or even any two, rather than strong hands like AK? I push here.

and then I type "I have AK" just to make them hate themselves when they call with worse or to make them just wonder if they fold.

And if they call with a pocket pair I slink out of the room. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Folding AK?
 

I go ahead and push over the top preflop. You'd like AK to see all 5 board cards while all-in. Certainly a stop and go would work, but I'd like to double through here, instead of simply picking up what's in the pot. Also, BB is yet to act preflop.

Re: Folding AK?
 

POOOOSH, you have 5 BB and one of the strongest preflop hands. Go for it!