So I played in a $25+7 w/ about 60 people this morning. My first time playing poker in a casino. Play was very soft, but blind levels were 15 minutes, so there wasn't much room to play poker. I was very nervous, but felt like I was one of the better players at the table (I watched people check down with top pair and call a shove with bottom pair before I even played a hand). 11 people left, 10 get payed (10th gets their money back, first gets $500). Blinds double next hand. Villan is one of the more aggressive players at the table.

6 Handed (1500t/3000t)

UTG: 5BB
Villan: 9BB
MP1: 12BB
BTN: 3BB
Hero: 6BB
BB: 4BB

Hero is dealt AKo.

UTG folds, Villan raises to 2.5BB, fold, fold, Hero????

I don't think I saw a single 3-bet preflop all day, and everyone had been raising 2-2.5x BB instead of shoving, so I didn't think he was trying to trap. When I saw the AK, I knew I was gonna hate myself regardless of what I did.

It`s shoving fest.

If you`re one of best players then what`s the question?
Std 3bet. Ul.

Standard ship here. I'd probably even ship J4s with this many BB. Hero uL. UMAD?

Pretty clear shove, with effective stacks at 12bb and a crappy structure nobody has much of an edge over one another. The only reason you should hate yourself is for playing a $25 tournament with $7 rake.

Shove AINEC with your stack size... Losing flips is standard. Would be hard to have any kind of edge with this rake and structure even if others play terribly.

ul wp