$5/90 AK early

[EscapePlan9]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t20/t40
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t8305
UTG+1: t3065
MP1: t2845
MP2: t2030
CO: t2660
Button: t1635
Hero: t2885
BB: t5975

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls t40 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t60)</font>, 3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to t160</font>, Button folds, Hero...

I've just started diving into MTTs after playing SNGs for a long period of time. I notice early on in MTTs your shoves get called by easily dominated hands like AJ/AT/A8s, KJs, KQ, etc. so I'm thinking it would be most profitable to shove here pre-flop instead of call or re-raise.

What's the standard play here in a low-buyin MTT that makes the most money in long run?

[BarryLyndon]

I see your point escape, but when you are playing deepstacked, I think you want to maximize your value with AsKS a little more and go for a routine three-bet. It is a $5, so if you have a default play like pushing with AK here, I doubt you could ever go wrong with it.

Barry

[MJBuddy]

I think you're a little deep to jam. The loosest most range for jamming AK pre generally accepted here are 10% of your stack becoming dead money.

I prefer 20%, personally.

[dcviperboy]

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I think you're a little deep to jam. The loosest most range for jamming AK pre generally accepted here are 10% of your stack becoming dead money.

I prefer 20%, personally.

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though you are deep, low buyins like this are generally loose. You are definately out of position and its not an easy play. Shoving might not be a bad idea, and take the decesion making out of it post flop, but you could easily be flipping for your stack early. I dont see why a call and a check/raise would be a terrible line, though a call will expect UTG to call, which isnt really good either. Calling might be a little nitty, however, i dont like re-raiseing (to what, 500?, so 17% of your starting stack) out of position. If your going to re-raise, I think push due to position, however, overall, i would elect to call and then likely check raise the flop (hoping you hit it at all even if 2 spades + overcards).