AK hand midway 22R

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lemme be more specific: you push, shorty folds and you know the bigger stack has AQ. you'd like to get called, but you're not crying if he folds instead.

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With that much money in the pot, and a dominating hand? I would definitely be crying if AQ folds there.

The most important point in this situation is that you have no reads on your opponents. When this happens, I always go back to to my default status, giving everyone credit for big hands when they raise, and especially when they re-raise. You're most likely going to face a re-raise all-in from MP1 if you call, which then may lead to an all-in from MP3. SO cut and dried, if you play this hand, you're going to have to play it for all of your chips. Now lets analyze where you most likely stand. One of your opponents most likely holds an ACE or a KING or both. And it is probably safe to assume that one of your opponents has a PP. Lets say that best case scenario, you're up against AQ and TT. You're now nearly down to 40% against TT and about 70% against AQ, not percentages that I would feel comfortable putting all of my chips in with. In this situation i think i fold. No reason to jeopardize your good chip position on a hand where you can't be a favorite given the previous action.

[Dave D]

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lemme be more specific: you push, shorty folds and you know the bigger stack has AQ. you'd like to get called, but you're not crying if he folds instead.

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Yeah I agree. And obviously you have to push, so it doesn't really matter if this happens.