Call/Fold/Re-raise/All-in in the late stages.

How to play such hands as AJ, AQ, AK, KQs in the late stages of the tournament with low average stack (about 20BBs)? Very often after the raise in 2-4 BBs I have got the all-in from stack as my or higher. What will be right to do? Call or fold? And what to do with such hands if some one do minimum raise? Re-raise, all-in or just call?

20 BB you need to raise your big AS. In early position call trying to catch someone with weak AS.

cazual88 said:

How to play such hands as AJ, AQ, AK, KQs in the late stages of the tournament with low average stack (about 20BBs)? Very often after the raise in 2-4 BBs I have got the all-in from stack as my or higher. What will be right to do? Call or fold? And what to do with such hands if some one do minimum raise? Re-raise, all-in or just call?

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Call for sure, if it's late there is alot of pressure to get chips. So folding AK in that spot just isn't good imo, if you happen to run into AA or KK so be it. Most of the time you should be fine there.

Not really sure about the second question tho, so would love to hear some opinions on that as well

I think you should play safe tell you get to a certain prize that you think is good for you , but again A K can't be folded i think it's really too hard to fold an ace king , but again luck takes alot of action in you losing or winning..

cazual88 said:

How to play such hands as AJ, AQ, AK, KQs in the late stages of the tournament with low average stack (about 20BBs)? Very often after the raise in 2-4 BBs I have got the all-in from stack as my or higher. What will be right to do? Call or fold? And what to do with such hands if some one do minimum raise? Re-raise, all-in or just call?

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There are always variants that dictate what the best play might be... if I am looking down at AQ or AJ, after someone has already raised, I'm most likely to fold (especially if the raiser is tight/aggressive). If raiser is a loose/aggressive player, or has been making a lot of raises, I might shove over top, but that really depends on the situation. With a raise ahead of me, I almost always muck KQ. AK wil almost always be an automatic shove in that spot, even against the tightest of players. How late in the tourney will also make a difference... how close to the cash line you are... how the other players' stacks look, etc. If I am under 20 blinds, I am usually looking for opportunities to steal blinds, or spots where I can shove after a weak player limps.

Late stages, 20 BB. I cannot think of any scenerio that I would call...unless someone goes all in and I cannot raise with those hands. Your into raise, shove, or fold mode. Be willing to get it all in . Know your players and be willing to fold AJ, AQ, and KQs. If you are first in, its always a raise and plan to get all of your chips in to a reraise. Larger stacks are going to try and push you around. Do not let them!!! The object of the tournament is to win all the chips.....so win them!!

The most important factor in determining your correct style of play is your stack size. If a short stack pushes all in, feel free to call them down with any pocket pair, or any two big cards. You will almost always either be ahead or be in a coin flip situation, so it is a profitable move overall.

dontquit said:

Late stages, 20 BB. I cannot think of any scenerio that I would call...unless someone goes all in and I cannot raise with those hands. Your into raise, shove, or fold mode. Be willing to get it all in . Know your players and be willing to fold AJ, AQ, and KQs. If you are first in, its always a raise and plan to get all of your chips in to a reraise. Larger stacks are going to try and push you around. Do not let them!!! The object of the tournament is to win all the chips.....so win them!!

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That's how I'm playing. But so often I began to lose that I began to have doubts.

THANK YOU FOR ALL!!