$22: AK PF from MP - Facing resistance - What do I do?
 

Second hand of a 20+2 SNG so no reads. What do I do here?
Convereter didn't work. I have not been able to get it to work in about 10 tries.

***** Hand History for Game 2930310064 *****
15/30 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 16872044) - Tue Oct 25 17:19:34 EDT 2005
Table Table 67942 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: zgall1 (800)
Seat 2: jagerbuddy (830)
Seat 3: brinsonsj (785)
Seat 4: wegl86 (785)
Seat 5: The_Dud3r (800)
Seat 6: biglovingtom (800)
Seat 7: daicathai (800)
Seat 8: Smaug559 (800)
Seat 9: jumbo_72 (800)
Seat 10: jackson321 (800)
wegl86 posts small blind (10)
The_Dud3r posts big blind (15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to zgall1 [ Kd, Ac ]
biglovingtom folds.
daicathai folds.
Smaug559 folds.
jumbo_72 folds.
jackson321 folds.
zgall1 raises (45) to 45
jagerbuddy calls (45)
brinsonsj calls (45)
wegl86 folds.
The_Dud3r raises (185) to 200
zgall1 ???

Re: AK PF - Facing resistance - What do I do?
 

Tough spot.

Three other players who are probably donks, but maybe not, and donks can wake up with a hand just like anyone else.

At a 20, I grit my teeth and push, although both calling and folding seem reasonable. Who knows? But I think both MPs fold and BB calls and turns over something stupid often enough to make this worthwhile. And if not, I just fire up another one.

I think this just comes down to personal style/philosophy of how to play the early rounds.

(If I had a read that one of the players is solid, I'm folding.)

Re: AK PF - Facing resistance - What do I do?
 

If I push here and get called almost every time, isn't it bad that I am likely voluntarily putting myself in a coinflip situation? Or do you think I might be way ahead enough timesto make a push worthwhile?

Re: AK PF - Facing resistance - What do I do?
 

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If I push here and get called almost every time, isn't it bad that I am likely voluntarily putting myself in a coinflip situation? Or do you think I might be way ahead enough timesto make a push worthwhile?

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Yeah, I think he either folds or calls with something worse enough times, if he's a typical donk.

But, as I said, I think it's close.

There was just a huge discussion on a similar situation, which you might find interesting if you haven't seen it.