AK deep

[RED-DOG]

Deep in the ipoker $150k. There are 40 odd players left, blinds are 3000/6000 and I am in the top ten with about 100k.

It's folded to me on the button, I have AKos. sb has 50k. bb just about has me covered. What's the best play here?

[Charlie44]

For me ideal situation - On the button with a monster hand.  You should be happy to get all the chips in pre flop. I depends on your previous BSB play and your own/opps image, but generally I think a smallish raise here - 15k - 18k and be happy whatever happens.

[MANTIS01]

I would raise

[gatso]

put in whatever your standard button raise is, if they pass you've added 10% to your stack, if they play back at you then it's party time. win/win

[RED-DOG]

I'm worried that a raise here will be seen as a button steal and induce an all in re-steal, forcing me to gamble on a 6/4 shot when I'm in such good shape, or B: He pushes with a small pp and I'm racing.

Do I want to be taking a 6/4 shot here?

[Woodsey]

I'm worried that a raise here will be seen as a button steal and induce an all in re-steal, forcing me to gamble on a 6/4 shot when I'm in such good shape, or B: He pushes with a small pp and I'm racing.

Do I want to be taking a 6/4 shot here?

I raise and don't fold to any RR, but I don't play to limp into the money. Unless you want to wait for big pairs I can't think of a more ideal isuation TBH, always hurts when u lose of course, but your in this game for the long run right?

[gatso]

I'm worried that a raise here will be seen as a button steal

I want a raise here to be seen as a button steal

[MANTIS01]

Posted by: RED-DOG

I'm worried that a raise here will be seen as a button steal and induce an all in re-steal

Considering you have a premium hand this is a rather convenient situation to find yourself in.

6/4 is prob the worst case scenario as you could well be up against a smaller ace and be a big fav. What a good opportunity. Being worried about what people could do before they do it is not the best mentality either. You have good chips, you are deep, you have A-K on the button, you are the great RED-DOG. FFS does it get any better than this?

[TheChipPrince]

17 BB's is deep?!

Raise-call, your crushing the blinds' re-raising range...

[ChipRich]

16k, call a shove.

[TheChipPrince]

17 BB's is deep?!

Raise-call, your crushing the blinds' re-raising range...

Actually Red, you 'know' this already, suffer a bad beat, or just having a bad spell confidence wise?

[Royal Flush]

I'm worried that a raise here will be seen as a button steal and induce an all in re-steal, forcing me to gamble on a 6/4 shot when I'm in such good shape, or B: He pushes with a small pp and I'm racing.

Do I want to be taking a 6/4 shot here?

You should welcome any 6/4 shot especially with stack this shallow as it happens you are likely to be better off than even 6/4!

Raise to induce a jam so 15/16k should do the trick.

[RED-DOG]

Normally I would agree with you, but this is the one player at the table that can bust me, the rest are on 25-40k and are relatively easy pickings.

So far, I'm cruising toward a big payday final table without having to put all my chips at risk. What I want to do is move all in, take down a 9k pot and go back to bullying the shorties. Don't you think there is some merit in playing it that way?

[gatso]

this is the one player at the table that can bust me

why is that thought even going through your head when you have a premium hand?

you should be thinking that this is the one player at the table who can double you up

[RED-DOG]

I make it 24k to go and he shoves, is it an auto-call?