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11-05-2009 , 06:18 PM

Habsfan09

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,551

I just registered to the tourney and one of the first hands I got was AK. I raise UTG and behind me starts the action. A friend told me he wouldn't laydown AK in that lowstake tourneys preflop. Is a call justified or insane? At that time I didn't have any reads.

No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 20/40 Blinds (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

saw flop | saw showdown

UTG+1 (t1215)
MP1 (t3000)
MP2 (t2445)
CO (t3460)
Button (t5230)
SB (t4100)
BB (t1900)
Hero (UTG) (t3245)

Hero's M: 54.08

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A

, K

Hero bets t120, 1 fold, MP1 raises t400, MP2 raises t2445 (All-In), Hero ?

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11-05-2009 , 06:19 PM

Markulous

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,530

Folding AK in SSMTT is insane. Call and be happy about it.

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11-05-2009 , 06:22 PM

altrnbdss

journeyman

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 211

this early and readless im snap calling, and then binking a 3 outer on the river when he flips over KK

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11-05-2009 , 06:25 PM

areaman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,213

folding is fine, calling is fine. woteva.

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11-05-2009 , 06:57 PM

jchauvin

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,761

As a default I'm calling but if mp2 is anyone with a brain its a fold

early in an $11 thats a sizable "if" to assume

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11-06-2009 , 07:56 AM

furo

deviation of equilibrium

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 29,639

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Originally Posted by areaman

folding is fine, calling is fine. woteva.

+1
kinda breakevenish to call here

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11-06-2009 , 08:00 AM

The_Stro_Sho

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Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,444

I'm always happy to get my money in pre with AK vs. a random in <20$ BI tournaments

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