if it is 500/1000 a100 then shoving is ok ish if u are in the shoving brigade , its marginal if villains are calling tight but just slightly better than break even, so the shovers can justify there case with the maths.
A good situation to put up because of the awkward size stack
if i play 6max mtts i play just like full ring and just imagine that UTG, UTG+1, and MP1 have already folded,so if deeper stacked would i raise ATs? well hell yeah.
The buy in influences my decision here i guess, as i vote fold - reason - meh there are way to many weak players making mistakes even with 55 platers left there has to be at least 2 really dubious sorts at this table and i"d be looking to get jiggy with them.So i fold and try to find a spot to double up, as WYoung83 says there are a few variables missing and with more info on the dynamics/opponents this would likely sway my decisions..
Nice flop treydj
u hit top pair,opponent checks to raiser...Rather than give the usual bet fold or check raise reply , i"ll tell u what i"d consider before i choose what to do..We dont have a monster but we have one that could potentially win unimproved at showdown, i"d consider villains possible range then put them in groups of what hands will pay me off, [weaker ones]... hands that may have me beat and hands that wont pay me off unless they hit and mixed in with that are his draws [which is better with a read as to how he"d play them] and lastly has he called with a hand which has missed the flop.
The way i always try to approach poker whilst playing or reviewing my play is to figure how the hands i am beating will react to whatever action i take, so for me reads are essential to get on players..
So basically i have dodged answering the post flop question
and i"ll wait and see what others think
(proceed with caution and check like a little girl)
if my niece were to read this i"m pretty sure the barbie dolls head would be ripped off
edit - with your initial thoughts on villains hand range u are either way ahead or way behind, so i"d check also and try to control the pot and hopefully get one bet out of him on the turn or river, if your read is that he"d rr AA KK QQ AK maybe even AQ pre then by checking we might get him to stab the turn or river with his smaller pocket pairs or if checked to the river u can make a value bet which he will check call.. if he has AQdd AJdd obv he checks [just 2 hands] mostly randoms will try to check raise these imo and if they have AQo or AJ etc then i mostly think they choose to lead out on a 2suit flop , if villain leads turn and river its a reluctant fold [at least u have some sorta stack left to work your way back up with] , if he checks turn i"d check also giving us the option to call a bet or value bet river ....
