Blind battle with AK - Shove or stop n go?

[Diamond Dave]

First live tourney for ages and first post for ages.
$100 + 1 rebuy or add-on with 54 runners. We are at 11 players and i have about average 34k. Blinds 1k/2k no ante. Fold to me in SB with AdKd. I make it 8k to go. BB mini-raises another 6k (has me covered with around 50k). I have no real info on him. So do I just shove the rest in now or call and shove any flop?

[Camdaman19]

What size of stack does BB have?

[Diamond Dave]

good point - about 50k, apologies for this omission

DD

[mflip]

Shove now, you use the Stop 'n Go to try to increase your fold equity. Here, you want him to call.

[Camdaman19]

Just shove. Looks like a typical blind battle and I'd say your almost definitely ahead, at worst a flip. So lets give him a tough decision, instead of calling and risking the chance of him hitting.

[Diamond Dave]

So, for example, where the action is the same and I have something like 55 or QT?

DD

[mflip]

55 I probably still shove PF. QT is a better option for a SNG. The only thing is, if you plan to Stop 'N Go someone PF then you can't chicken out on "bad" flops.