how to play AK in a tournament?

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Try to get your chips in the middle pre flop! It is nuts pre flop! And if its not possible then play post flop.
 
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Such a hand AK need to play aggressive but also must take into account the dynamics of the table and be able to play post flop ate on the flop, we are not intensified.
 
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In multi-table tournaments in the early stages I play very tight, because the size of the blinds are rather insignificant compared to the starting stack. In this period I play about 10-15% of the hands. As the blinds increase over time, relative to my stack, they become worth stealing, and I'm generally going to play more hands from late position. The value of different types of hands is changed during the tournament.
 
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as should play AK as an all-in before almost always lose to a medium pair

First you need to make a 3-bet. Then the flop - how to come out cards and are the ones who have good cards. Next is all in your hands.
 
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on the flop you need to enjoy the moment and enjoy them
 
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It s a monster hand and I prefer to play all in in frerolls
 
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In cash tournaments, near the final table,AK should be played more carefully,with triple raise for example,not all in
 
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It's a tricky hand as well , If I haven't 3 bet with that hand and I am OOP I check the flop and muck to a cbet,Unless my opponent cbet with his whole range there. If I have opened with AK and I am IP and the player before me checks , I make a cbet around 35% of the pot. I can still hit my A or my K on the turn. If i don't hit the turn either then most of the times I give up.

When I have around 12bbs I shove it in MTTs. Don't take as granted that with 12bbs you always shove AK. It depends on many factors. I told you for a specific situation. gl
 
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Best bluff hand there is. You block half of AA and KK combos, which means it's less likely other players have these monster hands. It plays better against solid players than against more passive players that won't let go 88-JJ type of hands pre for god's sake. On microstakes it should be played more carefully than on higher stakes. Against superior oppositions I'm more inclined to 5-bet shove AK than QQ or JJ (because, again, you block half the possible combos of AA and KK)
 
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I make a 3bb raise preflop maybe all-in!
 
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Depends a lot on the reading of the table and the moment of the tournament ... if it is cash it is pot
 
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As a short stack it's a good hand to double up, huge stacks will (often) call with worse hands. In any other situations play it as a drawing hand...
 
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