AK FIRST HAND

[bremensha]

depends on the tournament.
playing in a big field with low buyins I would call
playing in any form of rebuy or multi entry MTT I would call
playing in $ 10+ buyin a pass is ok

 

[LinkornU]

I wouldn't call it in a big tourney in a first hand, but in a freeroll/micro buy-in - easy call

 

[zkel1980]

Let's be honest!!! Do we not all hate people going ALL IN on the 1st hand. I always fold it and when you see a call and you see the person has something like 2 7 unsuited you're just dying to see them go out and even worse - when they flop winners, it's so annoying!!! Agreed???

 

[angeliks]

I am a freak
and I go all-in
I have often gone bad about it
and even with AA and lost

 

[ninpo]

it depend on the tournament if it is a freeroll go for it all in BUT if it's a real money tournament well easy fold

 

[Syltan]

The tournament ahead of sense to call not what is not!

 

[Ambur]

In general fold. imo

 

[pigpen02]

The tournament ahead of sense to call not what is not!

Wut?

 

[limpnfold88]

AK is truly nothing special, yes it's the best drawing hand but that is it. It baffles me to see players 5 bet shove with AK vs 2 or more players all in before them.

I believe the value of an AK at the start of the tournament to be quite low but as the tournament progresses and the blinds get higher the value of the hand rises

Lol its not a drawing hand. When you flop top pair you have the nuts. Its a monster

 

[ghOst]

I depends on what kind of tournament it is. Freeroll: hell yeah.
A buy-in that kind of made you sweat: nope

 

[toots babos]

Lol its not a drawing hand. When you flop top pair you have the nuts. Its a monster

When you flop AAK, AAA or KKK you've flopped the nuts, not just top pair......

 

[limpnfold88]

When you flop AAK, AAA or KKK you've flopped the nuts, not just top pair......

Lol trust me is the nuts when you flop a pair

 

[StuffBarnaul]

I always go all-in in cheap MTT. Good chances to double or triple

 

[toots babos]

Lol trust me is the nuts when you flop a pair

Nah

 

[AviCKter]

In freeroll easy call, when buy-ins easy fold.

This cost me some good runs.