HOH wrong: AK is worth a call???

[SeriousStudent]

I am confident that the re-raise is still a better play than flat calling even with deep stacks, but the difference between the two plays is not as great as with smaller stacks.

Other posts in this forum have discussed the "reverse implied odds" of AK on the flop, as you only see 3 of the 5 cards that can make your hand. AK is difficult to play when you miss the flop, even when you have position, and you will miss it most of the time. With AK in the blinds, I can't see how a call versus reraise would be the optimum play.

And if the original raiser comes over the top of your reraise, is that so bad? The only hand that destroys you is AA, and I tend to like getting all my chips in preflop with AK deep stacks even early in the tournament. You have to get lucky and have a lot of chips at the FT to get 4th or better, so why not start right here.