Is this how you play AK? Or did I overplay and just get lucky?
 

$5 SNG.


Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

BB (t1090)
UTG (t1655)
MP (t210)
CO (t1570)
Button (t2705)
Hero (t1770)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]], A[[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]].
2 folds[/i], CO raises to t105</font>, 1 fold Hero raises to t345 1 fold, CO raises to t1065
Hero raises to t1770 (All-In), CO raises to t1570 (All-In).

Flop: (t3370) T[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]], Q[[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]], 7[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t3370) 3[[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]] (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t3370) K[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]] (2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t3370

Results below:
Hero has Ks Ah (one pair, kings).
CO has Jc Jd (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins t3370.

Re: Is this how you play AK? Or did I overplay and just get lucky?
 

typically id flat call; AK becomes difficult to play post flop when you miss and by calling the pot stays pretty maneageable...you can bet and raise at will and often get action at this buy in with a bunch of crap once you hit.

vs certain opponents a reraise is reasonable, but when you 3 bet you need to decide if youre willing to play for stacks. if you are, go ahead, if youre not, just call the first time.

Re: Is this how you play AK? Or did I overplay and just get lucky?
 

I thought maybe if I re-raised, he'd fold and I wouldn't have to play out of position.

Re: Is this how you play AK? Or did I overplay and just get lucky?
 

Another reason I played it the way I did:

This is the sort of thing that happens to me ALL the time.

Five minutes ago..

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

UTG (t1735)
MP (t1120)
CO (t910)
Button (t2140)
SB (t1815)
Hero (t1280)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]], A[[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]].
[color=Gray]3 folds</font>, [color=Red]Button raises to t70</font>, SB calls t60, Hero calls t50.

Flop: (t210) 4[[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]], 4[[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]], 8[[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]] [color=Blue](3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t210) A[[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]] [color=Blue](3 players)</font>
SB checks, [color=Red]Hero bets t100</font>, [color=Red]Button raises to t400</font>, SB folds, Hero calls t300.

River: (t1010) T[[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]] [color=Blue](2 players)</font>
Hero checks, [color=Red]Button bets t1010</font>, Hero calls t810 (All-In).

Final Pot: t2830

Results in white below: [color=White]
Button has Jd 7d (one pair, fours).
Hero has Tc Ac (two pair, aces and tens).
Outcome: Hero wins t2630. Button wins t200. </font>

Re: Is this how you play AK? Or did I overplay and just get lucky?
 

I muck ATs here pre to a raise. I might opt to call if it's a minraise by a donk tho. On turn when button raises (since he;s pfr) I muck too as A likely hits him and I would think he's beating your kicker, despite him raising button to open. I kinda don't think there'd be many steal raises this early on (maybe In a $5 I'm wrong since all the pros have read Moshman lol). On turn I let it go, but riv as a check/call looks good as you are ahead of every Ace other than A4 w/ top 2.