What is the correct play here?

esool

I witnessed this hand at my home tourney a couple nights ago.
From 13 players down to 10. 1000t starting chips.
Blinds are now 150/300
Mp limps in
LP(Gary) raises to 900
Folds around to big blind who raises all in for 2100 total.
MP thinks about it for a few trenuous seconds and then calls all in. He is shorter stack.(1900total I think)
LP/Gary has Aks and if he calls will still have 900 left.

*All 3 players are average players and capable of making these plays with ca-ca, A10o, JJ, A9s etc.

What should Gary do?

esool

Here is what did happen.
Gary called.
BB had AA
MP, AKclubs
Gary AKspades
The flop was Xc,Xs,C,
4th- Xs
Riv- Xh
The AA held up and Gary ended up being eliminated a few hands later.

Was this the correct call?

Hork42

I'd fold. Once you have a player calling another player's allin, the chances your hand is ahead are remote...

ScottyZ

An easy call if your opponents are the type that could have a wide variety of ca-ca here. In that case, it's considerably likely that you'll be up against Ace-ca in particular.

It's pretty rare that I'll fold AKs unless the opponents are *very* rocky (the calling one) or *very* ABC (the betting/raising one).

ScottyZ

BBC Z

I'd fold.

An easy call

This is why I like poker

esool

Thanks guys but I guess I will have to wait for Dave to break the tie before I report bac k to Gary..

Dave Scharf

I think he should fold. He is AT BEST in a coin flip. At worst he is dominated.

A-K is a BAD hand to be calling with.

stpboy

Had a very similar hand the other day.

Button (prof) raises a healthy amount. Im in the SB with wired 8's and push all in. BB thinks about it for awhile and mucks his AK. Prof calls and also had AK and lost. We applauded the BB's fold. Noteable: we were down to 4 people in a single table tourny but I am fairly sure he put us on premium hands.

stp