Call a crazy push with AK late in a ps180?

[fs3142]

20 players left in a $22 180 tourney on Pokerstars. I have AKo in the BB. Blinds are 300/600, I have 13500, button has about 14500. Everyone folds to the button, who open pushes for 24X the BB. BB hasn't pushed once in the 20 or so minutes I've been at his table, no maniac behavior or anything. So, do you call this ridiculous bet for all your chips or just fold?

[Poisoned]

i call quick. almost every time youre flipping, have a 60/40 or have him dominated.

[fs3142]

I folded, figuring I didn't want to put my tourney at risk for a possible coin flip when I had a good chip stack. I just wonder if that's way too soft a play or justifiable.

[LSgambler]

This is an instacall.

[hibees8]

good fold - pocket 2s are beating u also i doubt he would bet that much with AJ or AQ just to pick up blind - you have good stack can get better spot

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good fold - pocket 2s are beating u also i doubt he would bet that much with AJ or AQ just to pick up blind - you have good stack can get better spot

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yes he would raise that much with AJ/AQ especially, they dont want to see a flop.

[Jeff76]

I'd assume buttons range is very wide here. In fact, this is almost never AA/KK, so you are at worst a coin flip. I don't mind getting into a coin flip situation here because the blinds are coming up fast and winning will give you a FT stack and a shot at the real money of this tourny (In reality, though You are better than a coin flip, usually a 60% and sometimes even higher when he's pushing with an A or K).

Not to mention we are almost to the bubble and having a 20K+ stack will be awesome for abusing it. You could easily end up with a 35K+ stack for the FT if you pick good spots for stealing blinds.

Bottom line: we didn't start this thing to sneak into the money- we came to win and you are going to have to double up a few more times to do that. This is a great opportunity- you should take it.

That people fold AK here is what makes pushing marginal hands on the button profitable.

[mixmastered]

Um, instacall?

Hasn't been mentioned, with 20 left, only 2 til money, so if he's "playing the bubble" he could easily be pushing ANY TWO from the button.

Seriously, folding here is really bad IMO

[hibees8]

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good fold - pocket 2s are beating u also i doubt he would bet that much with AJ or AQ just to pick up blind - you have good stack can get better spot

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yes he would raise that much with AJ/AQ especially, they dont want to see a flop.

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I agree but what is he stealing - 900 in blinds? I think AJ AQ he'd rather play a hand with the blinds. More likely 88-JJ IMO

[Acein8ter]

Want to gambooooolll? Call (I would regardless of where ITM starts. AK is a top tier hand)

Want to play passive - fold if you just want to make ITM...