Preflop with AK at final table in PS 20 table SNG

[Mez]

I like a push here, I like it more if you can get the big stack to fold. Then you're getting 3:1 to take AK into a 3 way race.

"I really deabted just calling, but decided against it because I didn't trust MP1 to check it down; he didn't seem smart enough to do so"

I don't agree with this line of thinking. You don't want to check it down. You want to maximize your odds of winning this hand. Assume you call, he has KQ and you both flop nothing. He pushes allin and you fold - this may seem like a bad play but it increases his chances of winning the pot tremendously, so its correct for him.

Calling here is very bad. I don't like folding either, I would push here a lot, and more if the big stack is probably going to laydown.


<fyi this was in reply to moldman>