Do you fold AKo here?

[cpett]

Tournet Stats at the time of the hand
Stack: largest 300431, smallest 5653, average 61166
Your current position is 20 out of 63
Time bank balance is 60 seconds
in 4 min blinds 2000/4000 ante 400

poker stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 8 Players

Hero (CO): 49,637
BTN: 116,612
SB: 49,108
BB: 35,371
UTG: 19,376
UTG+1: 47,756
MP1: 74,118
MP2: 35,169

Pre-Flop: (6,900) K

A

dealt to Hero (CO)
3 folds, MP2 raises to 34,869 and is All-In, 4 folds

Results: 9,900 Pot
MP2 mucked and WON 9,900 (+6,600 NET)


Thoughts?

 

[ChuckTs]

His stack is tiny, he's in a prime stealing position, and doesn't need much to push here - you're way ahead of his range and should be pushing here every single time unless you've got some great reads that he is an extremely tight nit.

 

[cpett]

He had been playing pretty tight. He showed a lot of low pairs and I didn't think putting the bulk of my stack in here on a coin flip to a small pair was a good idea. Maybe it was wrong and he was bluffing but I don't think so.

 

[ChuckTs]

Well we can't narrow his range down to only pairs - his push includes a lot of aces, a good chunk of Kx hands and maybe others if he's strong enough (he should be pushing a pretty wide range here).

We're well ahead anyone but an absolute rock's range here and should push here almost all the time.

 

[blankoblanco]

omg, people need to stop looking for ridiculous spots to fold AK and KK preflop. call

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

Umm even if villain only does this with something like 88+/AQ+/KQs then it's a call, and in practice villain will be pushing more lightly than this.

Also, read this.

 

[Jagsti]

Based on a 88+, AJ+, KQ range then p/stove puts us at 55.6/44.4 ahead of this range, you add in some random stuff then were edging ahead quite clearly. As said unless you have mega reads on villain only pushing JJ+, AK, then it's a call.

 

[ChuckTs]

Also, read this.

omg shameless!

just playing...that article is great though, I think I'm going to take another rounds through the golden archives section.

 

[pappasqueaks]

If ur oppt is tight and low stake and goin all in mostly on low pairs, its good enough asumption that u need to gamble if u hav 2 over cards bc ur getting good money bk if u catch ur cards eventually .

 

[fellowswheel]

I would call, you say they showed small pairs earlier was it after they did an all in, if a player is going all in with small pairs then showing them in my mind they are playing loose, but think they are playing tight, I would have called you likely were up against A J, A10,or A9. Maybe even Kj.

 

[FoldIFiwereyou]

Look at it this way...you are a coin flip with with only about 20% of his range here...the rest of the time you are waaaay ahead...basically you are freerolling in a 20%/80% spot to have him killed....why not take advantage?


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[viking999]

EV-wise, it doesn't matter if he flips over 22. There's 4500 dead in the pot. You risk about 35000 to win 40000. The EV is about right for a call. Plus, you might get overcalled by QQ, JJ, TT, etc. behind you, which is a great situation for AK.

Add to that even a small chance of an unpaired hand, and it seems like a clearly profitable call.

Personally, I don't even think about folding AK to a preflop open all-in unless the guy has an M of 20 or something like that.

 

[arkadiy]

Call all day every day

 

[tiltedaces]

Big Slick

I will call any all in with AK unless there is a 3 bet in front of me... meaning i'm in late position and there's a raise, reraise and reraise in front of me other wise you push with it most of the time you'll be ahead if not in a coin flip situation which isn't necessarily a bad thing you'll come out on top alot

 

[soonerdel]

his range could be anything from 8-8 thru A-A and A-10s thru A-K...
he also may have been making a play at the pot trying to take it down pre flop.. i insta call here ..