AK near the bubble facing a shove

[AceOnTheRiver]

Satellite 10 players left blinds are 3000/6000 I am on the button with 29000 and a player with 31000 shoves. There are 8 seats up for grabs and I look down at AK.

Because of the circumstances I thought for a second before calling... but is this always a call?

My logic is that I am probably against QQ to 66 and racing 50% of the time. Dominating AQ to A10 30% and behind AA or KK 10 to 20% of the time.

Am i right or could I have folded?

In this case he had 99 and hit on the flop.

[GreekStein]

What are the other stacks?

When do the blinds hit you?

Are their antes?

[gatso]

10 handed or 5 handed?

[AceOnTheRiver]

10 handed no antes I am the short stack and there are 2 other players with similar stacks to me - I'm on the button. No antes.

[GreekStein]

I think I fold here and just look to get my chips in in an unopened pot or two within the next few hands

[AceOnTheRiver]

I think I fold here and just look to get my chips in in an unopened pot or two within the next few hands

?

OK I take your point

Whats the range of hands you would call with in this situation?

[gatso]

other stack sizes hugely important. 10 handed there are times when I'm passing atc here

[MC]

Ugh, I hate these satellite orientated decisions, I always seem to make the wrong one and end up bubbling...

The fact this guy picks up 10k+ (assuming antes) if it gets through and you don't call doesn't help your cause, and you guarantee a seat if you win the hand. He could def be shoving light in his position.

I don't think you were wrong to call with AK in this spot.

Then again there are mitigating factors. If there are a couple more 30k stacks on the table you can make the fold. If there were 9 seats it's probs a fold as well.

[Rupert]

i think fold i'm not sure cos you bust like 38% of the time or something and busting now is nooooooooooo