$3.25 AK call

[blouk]

Stupid call?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t30 (5 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1310)
CO (t3230)
Hero (t1250)
SB (t1690)
BB (t1520)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="red">UTG raises to t60</font>, CO calls t60, <font color="red">Hero raises to t180</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, UTG calls t120, CO calls t120

Flop: (t585) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
<font color="red">UTG bets t1130 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, Hero calls t1070 (All-in)

[IceMuncher]

It's fine. In a $3.25 you're ahead here more often than not.

[jmc999]

Seems like a fine call to me.

[sence25]

i don't think utg does this with a hand that beats us often, he would give up a lot of value if so
easy call

[Sk00l4m3nts]

instacall

[blouk]

thanks for the advice guys. pretty similar situation, but i think i mucked this one up a bit more:

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (6 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1640)
Hero (t1470)
CO (t1470)
Button (t1450)
SB (t1470)
BB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG calls t20, <font color="red">Hero raises to t100</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, SB calls t90, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, UTG calls t80

Flop: (t320) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="red">Hero bets t160</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="red">UTG raises to t520</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t1370 (All-in)</font>, UTG calls t850

should i be raising more preflop this early?

[Sk00l4m3nts]

pf is fine, flop looks like you're beat.

[sence25]

pf is nice, i'd bet the flop stronger for ~250 and call a push
TPTK is nutz in low limit sngs

[reign78]

Preflop is fine on hand #2. I'd bet more on the flop though somewhere in the 240-320 range. Getting all in on the flop is probably ok at this level although it feels like you are behind here. Worse aces will make this play so you aren't always up against 2 pair or a set.