$5 stars AK 2-table (non turbo)

[DiCkO]

Approx 10-11 players left.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t25/t50
9 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t1365
UTG+1: t970
MP1: t930
MP2: t770
MP3: t1925
CO: t2540
Hero: t2110
SB: t1680
BB: t1210

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
4 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP3 raises to t200</font>, CO folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to t650</font>, 2 folds, MP3 calls t450 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t925)</font>.

Flop: 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t1375, 2 players)
MP3 checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets t650</font>, <font color="#cc0000">MP3 raises all-in t1275</font>, Hero calls t625 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t3300)</font>.

[sence25]

i'd just call pf.
as played, you had to call with just ace high, which really really sux.
3-betting PF i'd only do with QQ+ here, where you are willing to push a lot of flops.

[Stevens65]

I usually call here preflop, sometimes I shove. As played I would check behind on the flop.

[Burno]

Don't reraise here unless its AI. You can't go and go since you have position, and reraising pre restricts your ability to c-bet with room to bail.

I'm just calling preflop. What was your plan if he shoved pre?

[Ampelmann]

Just call preflop. If he raised a lot I shove, 3-betting is the worst option imo. On the flop, if you were going to call a shove, why not just shove yourself (and maybe have some FE against AQ)? I wouldn't hate to check behind, though (in fact, that's what I would typically do).

[EscapePlan9]

AI PF. You'll get called by AJ here like 100% of the time at these levels, and there's already 275 in the pot for grabs. Take it!

If you flat-called PF (better than 3-bet at least), it wouldn't have cost as much to take a stab at the flop and you can easily fold to a c/r.