Late game AKs

[levistep]

PokerStars Game #7513966442: Tournament #38436163, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/12/19 - 16:07:58 (ET)
Table '38436163 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: notsmazz (2960 in chips)
Seat 3: Diverjill (1300 in chips)
Seat 4: frostbrn (325 in chips)
Seat 5: levistep (2055 in chips)
Seat 6: ashygirl (5060 in chips)
Seat 8: SJMack78 (1800 in chips)
notsmazz: posts small blind 75
Diverjill: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to levistep [Ac Kc]

[randy72560]

This is a good spot to raise to about 500.

[mewsiclovr]

450 or 500, either is fine. I think I'd call any push too.

[darinvg]

375 to 450 calling a reraise is my standard or you can just open push.

[crunny]

If we raise, get called, and don't hit on the flop are we pushing?

Are we also pushing if we are last to act and get bet into (post-flop)?

[mousey]

375 to 450 calling a reraise is my standard or you can just open push.

Open push because you won't invest half your stack to fold to a bluffer when an A or K doesn't hit. If I saw someone call a reraise without pushing I know they don't have JJ+ and I am definately pushing any two cards if an A or K does NOT hit. If it does hit I can back out. You give too much advantage to the reraiser by not pushing preflop.

If they have KK or AA you were trapped anyways... Don't fear 2/13 reraising hands.

[mousey]

450 or 500, either is fine. I think I'd call any push too.

You betting 1/3rd your stack and then pushing? What if the big stack comes over the top and they are not in the blinds? I bet 1/4th my stack here and fold if I see that big stack come over the top: ie: asheygirl or notsmazz

[mewsiclovr]

450 or 500, either is fine. I think I'd call any push too.

You betting 1/3rd your stack and then pushing? What if the big stack comes over the top and they are not in the blinds? I bet 1/4th my stack here and fold if I see that big stack come over the top: ie: asheygirl or notsmazz

Huh? 500/2000 = 1/4. I'm raising because I'd like some value from the hand. Open pushing is a valid option but not as many worse hands are calling as when you just raise. I guess it depends on your image.

[bigdil511]

I am open pushing.

[sfustsh]

If we raise, get called, and don't hit on the flop are we pushing?

Are we also pushing if we are last to act and get bet into (post-flop)?

Echoing the question. Always a spot that gives me trouble.

[ugignadl]

I open for a push also.

[faquewdikhed]

ez open push, you wont hit the flop most of the time, and a raise +cbet will cost you almost half your stack, just shove and let them call with all sorts of random shit.

[darinvg]

Pushing is by far the easiest and it's certainly +ev. However, something that just recently came up in my studies is getting more value from a strong hand. We have almost 14BBs. This may apply more to high levels but we would like to have someone else go for a resteal w/ AQ AJ etc. The obvious problems are we don't want to have someone repush w/ a pair and if we get flat called it gets tricky.
Bottomline is I do usually push this but I'm trying to see if there is a better option.

[darkdenim]

After playing a few tourneys yesterday I've decide that I'll open push more often with hands like AK and AQ.