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It depends how your re-opening rules work on an all-in.
At one time my room had a rule where the all-in had to be 50%+ the raise, so in this case an all-in of $60+ would re-open the action on the CO. It was a great rule, imo, and much more in-line with the spirit of "significant action".
However, my rule has recently adopted the more common rule where the all-in has to be 100%+ of the raise (which is a horrible rule, imo, due to not being in the spirit of "significant action"). That would mean the all-in would need to be $75 for the action to be re-opened on the CO.
So make sure you know your rule.
Otherwise, there are pros and cons to flatting. Pros: He isn't able to hero fold big pairs (which most people are capable of doing nowadays to 4bets). Cons: He likely won't be able to fold AK preflop, but will be able to postflop if he whiffs, plus also be able to fold QQ on A/K flops / etc.
I think if the action is re-opened then flatting to induce is fine. If the action is closed, I think there is more argument for re-raising (although I don't think flatting is horrible). IMO.
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