[pyroponic]

Didn't notice you were out of position, but I think that is even a better argument to raise. You're letting $200 know you have a strong hand, and if you're trying to draw to a flush you don't want to do so out of position. Plus if you do hit an A or K I don't know if I would want the risk of facing a big raise if I led out...I think by just calling you're risking a lot of chips against the $200 stack if he happens to hit 2-pair or a set on the flop. If it's a race vs. small stack you're slightly ahead since you already contributed money to the pot and you'd most likely want to isolate vs. the small stack who is most likely raising you with a strong hand but marginally strong as far as premium hands go. Although AKs plays well in multiway pots, I think going heads up after the flop with the $200 stack takes away the multiway value of this hand and you're most likely playing this hand for high card strength.