So I folded AK on the bubble

[holeplug]

From a $22
SB had folded his way to 460 chips and the BB was fairly tight as well. UTG was taking advantage of having lots of chips. Big blunder or no?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter

SB (t460)
BB (t1020)
UTG (t4590)
Hero (t1930)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t2000</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t2450

[curtains]

This is a clear fold, good job.

[chisness]

Good fold. How good of a hand would you have needed to call here? I'd say QQ or better would be worth it since I think he does this with approximately 88-JJ and AK-AJ.

[smcannon]

I'm folding. Let the short stack blind out or bust first. Get yourself in that money!

[curtains]

I believe that QQ may actually be a fold here as well.

[chisness]

curtains,

As I was typing that, I was thinking about QQ. I'd say unless he's been VERY tight, this shouldn't be folded. I guess if you absolutely don't want to risk it, you could fold, but I think you're in great shape way too often to give it up.

[lastchance]

ICM + Eastbay's program = goodness.

BTW, UTG probably pushes with any 2 here, knowing you should laydown AK, or just being a maniac.

[curtains]

I believe if they are pushing any 2 you should call, but if they are pushing only 30-50% its a clear fold. However playing QQ in that spot if it's a mistake is one of those mistakes I don't mind making so much.

[microbet]

QQ is a pretty clear fold.

Big stack will at least want to beat up on a random hand since SB will call with just about anything.

If you put big stack on [22+, A2+, K2+, Q9+], KK is barely a call.

[microbet]

Why is UTG so worried about whether you will call? SB will likely call if you fold and then, with SB calling and obviously desparate, BB won't have a super tight range.