Stars $11R - AK postflop
 

(edit, edit again:) 1183 enter, about 200 remain. 99 paid.

Villain has been at the table for 4 hands or so, and this is the first one he's played. What's your line?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (8 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

Button (t9017)
SB (t104452)
BB (t72819)
UTG (t62965)
<font color="#C00000">UTG+1 (t60526)</font>
MP1 (t38255)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t22675)</font>
CO (t22850)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to t6400</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t6400, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: (t13325) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ... ?

Re: Stars $11R - AK postflop
 

I'd push this preflop. I'd push this flop and hope he's on something like a worse ace, or that he's a true weak-tight and folds something like 99-88. Sometimes AQ calls a push here, putting you on some ill-concieved bluff.

...and sometimes you'll be drawing to 1.5 or 7.5 outs. Still, picking up this pot now increases your stack significantly. Who wants to live forever anyway?

Re: Stars $11R - AK postflop
 

I tend to disagree. I'd take the free check hoping for an ace or a king, with a delayed bluff in mind if none strike.
knee jerk reaction to it though.

Re: Stars $11R - AK postflop
 

I also push preflop...you're committing ~1/3 of you're stack.....i guess i'd probably push the flop too....but i'd have rather got it in PF

Re: Stars $11R - AK postflop
 

I'm sorry; You have to push preflop. I think you should check behind here.

Re: Stars $11R - AK postflop
 

hero pushes PF.