AK UTG (super Tuesday)

[JohnG]

Getting about 3-2 pot odds, I normally call here. Probably also some chance of running into a hand like AQs. I would probably fold against a tight player that respects my raises.

[Lloyd]

There are two things I do consistently that help me go deep in Supers. First, I do not play marginal hands immediately after the bubble. That's *marginal* hands. I'll play big ones. But there are enough short stacks who are going crazy that I avoid getting myself in tough decisions with marginal hands while they are busting out quickly. Second, when I have a big hand I will play it fully. And AK right after the bubble is a huge hand even against a bigger stack. I'd insta-call here unless I had a strong read that he would only do this with AA/KK (which is very unlikely).

[juris]

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There are two things I do consistently that help me go deep in Supers. First, I do not play marginal hands immediately after the bubble. That's *marginal* hands. I'll play big ones. But there are enough short stacks who are going crazy that I avoid getting myself in tough decisions with marginal hands while they are busting out quickly. Second, when I have a big hand I will play it fully. And AK right after the bubble is a huge hand even against a bigger stack. I'd insta-call here unless I had a strong read that he would only do this with AA/KK (which is very unlikely).

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This is pretty much my thoughts except he said it better.

[MrX]

This is a hand shortly after the bubble burst. People have a lot of bottled up agggression and often push all sorts of hands in the first 20 minutes after they reach the money. I have seen many reraise pushes with AXs, KQs, JTs, any pocket pair, and some other strange hands in the level after the bubble breaks. This is a relatively easy call IMO.

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[willie]

naw, i call this everytime

you're in the money and it's time to get up and go

the fact that you have AK lessens the chances of him holding aces or kings quite a bit.

only if you have a solid read that he has AA or kk should you let this go but i'm pretty sure wheni read the responses everyone is going to say that this is a call.

[greenroom1]

I really appreciate all the feedback. I did call the all in and lost to pocket 10s finishing 110th place. I agree with many of the comments about playing too tight and passive. I would rather push with AK than call, but I think given the situation calling here made sense. I sometimes second guess myself, because I want to finish as deep as I can in the MTTs. When I made the call I figured it was going to be a race and I was happy I didn't see AA or KK.

Green