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Originally Posted by Righteous1
best case scenario is a flip. But maybe I am just being results oriented.
It's hard to accumulate chips fast enough to win a tournament unless you're able to double through on one or two all-ins where both sides have legitimate equity.
In this case, Villain's range is unlikely to be any tighter than 99+, AQo+, AJs+. It might well include KQ and and a couple other hands that you crush. You're either 50/50 against the narrow range, or perhaps a little ahead.
Yes, you could walk away from such a confrontation, but in that case, you're likely to end up under-chipped as the field narrows. That will force you to shove several times with weaker hands and pray for the best. Then you're scraping by in a bid to finish 19th.
Play these sorts of tournaments enough times, and the occasions where your AK holds up will more than pay for the times that it doesn't.