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[QUOTE="seachicken, post: 1723276, member: 79568"]
I went back and reread my response and this is not what i meant to say.  I think i got interrupted and didn't finish my thoughts.
 
First I like AK because its a great head to win a big pot and easy to get away from after the flop.  Unlike AA and KK where its hard to win a large pot and easy to lose a big pot.
 
In tournaments i do not like to flip a coin early but that is my style.  One of the main reasons i don't like to shove in early or mid position is when you get called you are most likely on the bad side of a coin flip or a huge dog.  You may get the occasional AQ call but live i have found you are mostly getting called with pocket pairs.  
 
I don't mind calling a shove with AK because i have found it is rare that someone "live" will shove AA's or KK's. They normally want to make some money so they don't shove with them.  If i have 3x your chips i will call AK more than i will shove.  I don't mind the gamble but i don't want to put my tournament at risk with the coin flip.  There are easier ways to get chips.  When i call a shove I know i don't have the fold equity but i have found i am almost always at least a coin flip and a lot of the time i am up against someone making a move and i have two over cards to there two nonpaired cards.  
 
Playing ATC depends on your style of play.  without knowing how you play you cannot take two cards and isolate how to play them successfully.  It all depends on your approach to the game.  I may be able to play them successful by doing x but you may have a -Ev because of all the other things that going into how i play.
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