Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

What do you do in this spot? Whats you plan for the rest of the hand? What do you put MP3 on? Call and try to get it all in on the turn? What if a spade hits?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t1390)
UTG (t1555)
UTG+1 (t3340)
MP1 (t1200)
MP2 (t1310)
MP3 (t1390)
CO (t605)
Button (t935)
SB (t1380)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to t60</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls t50, Hero calls t40.

Flop: (t180) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t120</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to t300</font>, SB folds, Hero calls?

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

Early in a small tournament I would be all in on the flop after his reraise.

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

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Early in a small tournament I would be all in on the flop after his reraise.

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Completely agreed.
~Justin

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

Heh, ok. Guess that makes having a plan for the rest of the hand pretty moot. Thanks.

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

I just push. It's early so villain could easily be a donk, and it's hard to justify putting him on a range that beats us.

I don't see much of a benefit from calling and pushing the turn as opposed to just pushing now.

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

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Heh, ok. Guess that makes having a plan for the rest of the hand pretty moot. Thanks.

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You will be against flush draws and KQ or KJ, or even JJ or QQ enough to make this profitable. So... yes push.

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

Is reraising preflop a bad idea?

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

Reraising preflop is fine as well. I would say you should reraise more often than flat call but should mix it up.

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

Personally I don't love playing huge pots out of position. If I reraise preflop and get called, a continuation bet will commit me to this hand. Do not love that idea.

Re: Stars 30+3. AK with K on the flop.
 

I like reraising preflop more than not. You are out of position with a premium hand. That is why I like to put in a sizeable raise to avoid being in an uncomfortable spot. Do you guys think my thinking is wrong or too aggressive.