Preflop Pot odds decision vs short stack; comments please?

[Yenool]

Can someone look at that and tell me if that is a bad play preflop or not?

http://www.pokerhand.org/?895561


The guy is short stacked, and there is 4.75 in the pot after he re-raises me preflop, I have to call 1.75 with AKs.

I thought about it and put him on 99-AA or AK. He only has 1.75 left behind, so I decide instead of calling for 1.75 I will put him all in for a total cost of 3.50 to me.

Effectively the pot is 4.75 after his re-raise... add his last 1.75 , so 6.50, and I am putting in 3.50 to win that pot (1.75 call plus 1.75 re-raise), meaning I am getting 1.85-1?

When I figure I am most likely a 55-45% underdog with my AKs.

Is my assesment correct and is this a bad play or not?

[Devbert]

Your assessment is correct, short-stack re-raises you after you open with A-Ks, you put him all-in every single time. His range is pocket pairs A-A to 2-2, any suited A, any A and a face, and sometimes K-Qs/K-Js/Q-10s.

No point in doing any more thinking - make him put all his money in the pot every single time. Even if he has K-K it isn't that bad a spot and because he is a short-stack the odds work.

[Stoneburg]

You're correct. If he has QQ or worse it is +EV to stick it in like you did, you're a favorite over all non-pair hands including other AK hands which will make up for the times you're up against KK or AA (since they are less likely with you holding an Ace and King).

[Yenool]

[Devbert]

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