What DO Most people DO here??
 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter

BB (t1685)
UTG (t1110)
UTG+1 (t1725)
MP1 (t475)
Hero (t975)
MP3 (t1225)
CO (t1130)
Button (t835)
SB (t840)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t90</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333"></font>
Hero should reraise to t250?
or
Hero should call t90?

What line do you take?

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Re: What DO Most people DO here??
 

I don't mind a call here. You have position on this guy. As always if you have a read on this guy you might want to fold/raise.

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I think I would re-raise but only a small amount to try to "buy out the blinds". You don't want to be seeing a flop with AKo out of position if they come along for the ride.

Re: What DO Most people DO here??
 

Any reads on MP3, CO, and button?
I'd take one of the following, depending on which gear I'm in:

pre-flop
a) cold-call, see the flop.

b) raise to 150-180 to steal button

This really depends on your reads (if you have any) and your table image (again, if you have any). With a super-tight/agg image, where your cold-call would be considered a monster; he would probably check to you if he didn't hit or minibet, where you could bet 1/2 the pot or more and steal it right there.


On that note, t250 is a ridiculous raise with AKo considering this guy is UTG.
Its $11, right, and he's as likely to have 32o as AA at this point, but I wouldn't get married to my AKo to raise t250 with. Any PP is a favorite over you, and a default 3BB from UTG feels like a mid-PP or a hand close to yours.

Edit: holy [censored] this is a $55, I would definitely give that guy credit for a hand.

Re: What DO Most people DO here??
 

I call. I think the second best choice is pushing.

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I call. This is a $50+, and I'm generally going to give some credit to an EP raiser.

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The stacks make it look like a $55.

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Yeah, I kinda noticed/edited it too late, sorry [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Call or possibly fold. A UTG raiser at $55s, I'd assume I'm usually up vs a PP. I think a push is terrible since QQ will usually call, and KK+ will always call. A lower PP will often call, and you don't want to be taking coinflips.

I don't like a reraise because I will fold to any push. AK is an unmade hand and not one I want to risk my tourney life on this early. You have quite a few to act behind you, and a push from UTG is very possible.

I think calling is usually the best option. It's a hand you want to see a flop with, but one you want to be able to get away from. Calling allows this, and doesn't allow UTG to reraise.

Against a decent player I'd fold.

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I would also call in this spot and see what the flop hits and proceed from there. If anything you have hidden a monster if the flops hits you well, and if not you can tread lightly and may be able to get away a little cheaper.