Re: What\'s the consensus on limping UTG with AK early in a tourney?
i suppose the reasons you mentioned give me reason NOT to raise. i dont want people in there with crap when i make it 60 utg pre flop, flop all low cards, and have to fire at the pot. to make a legit pot bet i have to make it around 100. if i get called and dont improve on the turn, then what? fire again? check fold? check folding leaves you with ~840 chips assuming you have yet to play a hand. not to mention the fact that you could have just been outplayed by AQ who took your turn check as a sign of extreme weakness, and by all means were correct.
i guess playing 1 to 2 tables i would prefer raising, as i can try to get a decent read on my opponents and actually try to outplay them. i 8 table, so limping and getting away from AK cheaply is a perfectly acceptable, and probably +ev play for me. i just like to risk as few chips as possible in the early rounds. you cant win the tourney early, you can only lose.
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