$11 early level playing AK too weakly??

[ledders07]

no reads on villain, i think it's quite likely we have same hand here

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t30/t60
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t3620
HERO: t1940
UTG+2: t1860
MP1: t1920
MP2: t1740
MP3: t2480
CO: t1800
Button: t1580
SB: t1100
BB: t1960

Pre-flop: (10 players) HERO is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">HERO raises to t200</font>, 3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP3 raises to t340</font>, 4 folds, HERO calls t140 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t630)</font>.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t770, 2 players)
HERO checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP3 bets t350</font>, HERO folds.

is this too weak?

[flopton]

I might play it the same way, giving up on that flop but calling the small reraise.

What do you think about just calling with AK, MP3 raises to 200-250 and hero push? I dont know if this is the time to do the limp-push because you have a lot of chips though.

[Brocktoon]

I would just stick it in preflop (after his re-raise) and either double up early or open up a new game.

[DannyOcean_]

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I would just stick it in preflop (after his re-raise) and either double up early or open up a new game.

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I think i would as well. Pot odds are good enough vs. a random's range imo. Could be AK-AJ, AA-JJ.

[ouwep]

I play it the same (expect I make it t180 PF).

I don't like a push, but that could be a leak from me...

[RexWoo]

I like your line.

nh

[faarcyde]

With the standard 1500 stack I would just four bet all in. You could be folding out mid pairs and if he does call it is probably either a flip or you have him dominated. Given you have a few extra chips here, I don't mind the call and see what the flop brings.

[sippin_criss]

I prefer 150 pf. I like your line and I don't think shoving over his rr would be very bad.

[BradleyT]

For funsies you can shove over the top of him on this flop and then you win when you both have AK because he folds.

[Fammy]

A few things come to mind here for me...

1) Never go broke with top pair early....I think that goes double for "top high card top kicker"
2) If you do have the same hand, VERY often the first one to bet wins the pot...I think you either have to cBet or plan on your line as above (which I have no problem with). Even with the fold as above you are still on t1600, which is plenty to play with.
3) I believe that a double up here, while it will help your EV, will help the EV of the other players at the table more...i.e. you probably don't gain as much as you might think in terms of EV with this many players remaining this early.
4) If this is a typical $11, there will be lots of chances to take advantage of mistakes.

All in all, I think this is a cBet or c/f situation. I don't like the push at this point...yes it is easy to fire up another one, but this one is CLEARLY not yet anywhere near lost and even with the fold, decent 2+2 regulars should have much more than a solid chance at ITM / potential win...way to early to tell.

Fammy