It depends on the structure of the game. In games like 3 people SNG you start with 20BB. By all means go all in.
In freeroll or $3 or under micro. Go all in.
In low stake or above, you can fold it. What happens if you fold AK on the first hand. You lost 0 blinds. You stack is the same as as if you started 1 min later.
AK isn't a made hand. You are behind 22-AA and dominated by KK&AA while they are unlikely since you have blockers for those.
Here is a quick fact. In a 50 table tournament, on the first hand for everyone, there will be 4 tables with someone having either AA or KK.
There are times when we play poker tournaments and our first hand is AK and someone goes all-in playing before us, like you would play AK in the first hands of a tournament against an all-in from an opponent who has played before us. ?
I usually take a risk, because you can benefit a lot if you win for the rest of the tournament, and besides that with these cards your chances are big. If you lose just look it as bad luck and thats it
How much advantage will there be in doubling or even tripling up first hand? It really depends on the size and structure of the MTT. If you're opting for a high-risk early game strategy, then by all means call. You'll need to continue playing loose aggressive if you want to build an early megastack. It's a great strategy for KO bounty tournaments, and one which. most decent players won't adopt which means you will have good opportunities to eliminate a lot of fish in the first three or four blind levels. As your stack increases, expand your range of starting hands. You won't have much to worry about until you start encountering other large stacks. If you're not going to play this way, calling all in with AK first hand is fairly pointless: you'll have better chances to grind your way through the tournament.