Re: An AKo disagreement
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Hero raises to T2000 (another T1600) and plays the hand OOP.
Hero is going to have to risk his stack at least two dozen times to win the tournament, not risking it with AK is defeatist. Better to do it now while you can control the pot, and are not totally committed to playing the hand, and have a premium hand. At the next blind level hero will be in push and fold mode anyhow, and an extra 1K isn't going to change hero's circumstances.
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Why is everyone saying we are shortstacked? We have an M or 11, there is certainly no urgency here.
Also, what hands are you putting him on the he'll call for 2000 and fold to a push? If youre betting that big you might as well be pushing, IMO. If he calls he'll likely call most flops, but the few he folds will be the ones containing an A or K. This means youre getting far fewer chips than if youd gotten that same call with all your chips in preflop with a call. I tend to think theyre willing to call a big bet, or they arent. If they are its better to get all the chips in preflop since youll usually miss on the flop and the times you hit you give him a chance to fold.
Maybe a range of hands and how you expect them to play would help understand this action?
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