All in Preflop with AK...

[SirFWALGMan]

I somewhat agree with you TP and it is just a style issue.

Some reason to do it:

AK plays better with five cards. What do you do if you call a big raise and the flop comes 28Q. Probably fold.

AK is rarely far behind any hand besides AA and KK. So if you are a gambooler or have people wayyy covered you can force a fold and/or possibly double up if you win the coin flip.

Resons not to:

Do you like coin flips all the time? How about trying to play some real poker and maybe outplay someone on the flop or something novel like that?

Anyway, I agree the AK all-in has its place in Tourney play but I would not over use it.