Poorly played AK.... thoughts?

[stupidsucker]

I have been strugling lately with how to play AK, and I think I really screwed this up.

Blinds 50-100
7 handed
1575 stack

UTG limps in(900 stack)
1 fold
I muck.

Why would I do this?

[Hendricks433]

Mucking AK to no raise? I think thats just Horrible. I would raise to 400 since theres a limper and go from there. I dont like limping here with Blinds getting big. Folding AK preflop with no raises I think is def a losing play.

[raptor517]

lol, i duno i rather just open shove rather than fold. holla

[Hendricks433]

If your not gonna play AK then your only playing AA,KK,and QQ? how often are you gonna get those hands?

[downtown]

It's a more difficult situation than it appears at first glance. A "good sized raise" to about t400-T500 is about 1/3 of your stack. You don't want a call and then have to play postflop after you miss, but at the same time you don't want a bigger stack (assuming there is one) to come over the top. OTOH, pushing seems aggro, because you don't want to risk having to race for t900 from the limpers 55 or whatever for a measely t350 currently in the pot when you are currently very comfortable at t1575. So when I come across a situation like this it helps to have thought about it before hand (why I'm here at least), because your brain can melt down when playing 4-8 tables at once and you can just fold. I'm guessing that's what happened to you here. You just said, I'm gonna be weak/tight this hand and fold.

Or you misclicked.

[downtown]

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lol, i duno i rather just open shove rather than fold.

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FWIW this is what I do here. I left that out.

Edit- but I'm aggro.

[bones]

I don't play with you often, nor have I seen any of your hands that you haven't posted here. Having said that, I think you might be more in need of a heater than anyone here. Your confidence seems shot, as does your faith in the "right" plays working out.

I don't have any recommendations or helpful words, other than play the right way and start sucking out on the bubble.

<font color="white"> And please stop folding AK here. If you don't want to play postflop with it, just push and pick up the 250 in the pot. </font>

[stupidsucker]

More info

100/200
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 7
10+1
UTG limper900)
Folder1420)
Hero: (1575)
Seat 92015)
Seat 1255)
Seat 2540)
Seat 31295)

Also this is only the second hand of level 4.

[Hendricks433]

I guess I can see folding being understandable but Id much rather open push. I think raising to 400 leaves yourself too vulnerable to a stop and go from UTG too I think. I get played way too many times by Stop and Go's.

[durron597]

You have position on the limper, this is a 10+1, raise to 400 and call a push from anybody.