AKs UTG early tourney?

#1 09-26-2005, 07:58 PM

blinds at 15/30, with stack of t1500. UTG i find A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and raise it to t120, caller from MP and CO re-raises to ~t500 (about 1/3) of the stack. What would you do? Push or Fold?

betgo · #2 09-26-2005, 08:14 PM

What's the buyin?

fnurt · #3 09-26-2005, 08:17 PM

I push, cause it's fun to double up early or go home, there's very little difference between chip EV and cash EV at the start of a tournament, and people need a lot less than KK to reraise you at this level. You will find yourself taking what you thought was a "coinflip" against AQ and the like a lot more than you will find yourself beaten.

#4 09-26-2005, 08:18 PM

lets take two cases, one's a $20 online buyin, and the other is a live $1K+ tourney.

#5 09-26-2005, 08:22 PM

I like limping AK UTG here personally, but thats just preference / oop pot control.

gobboboy · #6 09-26-2005, 09:29 PM

20$ online buyin, open push. You will be amazed by how many weak aces and pairs call here.

$1k live tourney, standard raise. If you get reraised there, then push.