Continuation all-in with AK, should I have checked?

[pearljam]

party poker 30+3.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter

MP (t770)
CO (t1655)
Button (t1500)
SB (t1070)
BB (t2310)
Hero (t695)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t175</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls t175, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t125.

Flop: (t550) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t520 (All-In)</font>, Button folds, BB calls t520.

Turn: (t1590) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t1590) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1590

[Joefitz]

If you're planning to make this continuation all-in on any low flop like this, why not just push preflop? I think making this play gives any ragged hand implied odds to call your pfr, so maybe it isn't the best move.

[Sabrazack]

I tend to call with AK in this situation, if someone raises me i push. I i miss the flop and get bet into i can get away with small losses.

[emptypockets]

I don´t think the raise pf is all that bad, however the continuation bet on the flop is too risky. You don´t want to lose all your money on a drawing hand this early on a flop you missed.
Considering your stacksize and your position I would probably just call, and then push if I hit the flop, or simply push preflop.

[Bluff Daddy]

I think I would rather just push this pf than raise almost a 3rd of my chips

[OrcaDK]

Raise to 125 preflop, no reason to commit yourself. If you're going to bet this hard on the flop, don't push it! Bet like 400-500, enough to 100% commit yourself. By pushing it immediatly it screems of overcards having missed this flop, i'm calling here with any overpair instantly.

[zambonidrivr]

horrible play. u will be back at the 10's soon.

go ahead and bluff one, but 2? bad move. hoh is a great book

[wiggs73]

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I tend to call with AK in this situation, if someone raises me i push. I i miss the flop and get bet into i can get away with small losses.

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I like this line the best out of the responses so far. I would take a similar approach.

[jcm4ccc]

This is that awkward situation where you have around 13-14X BB. It's very hard to play a flop with that.

I think it was a mistake to bet 175. You're making the pot too big to effectively play the flop with the chips that you have. I would either bet 125, or go all-in. My standard play in this situation is to go all-in. I'm satisfied with the 75 chips, and with the times that I get called.

Now, if you bet 125, and you get two callers, and the flop misses you, then you are in a very difficult position. My standard play with AK and more than 1 caller is to check/fold on the flop if the flop misses me. With 1 caller, I would push and take my chances.