AK all in or raise

The shove is +ev here and based you are playing a 3,50c SNG you can expect that raising normal will be more +ev on the long run, because those players now most of the time better what they do than on the 50c stakes for example and then you can win post-flop the hand easier than against mere unpredictable players. Also it’s a good option to make it 4bb out of position against 1 limper and the SB that complete here.

Cheers,
SDK1987

I don't think that opponents should be judged only based on the fact that they play more expensive tournaments. I think on 0.5$ those in the hand are of no difference here with such stats and should expect your raise called for set mining or by some suited connectors and continue at least for one street OTF especially when they see it safe or good for their hand. As soon as you don't have much space to play postflop after you make a standart 5 bb raise and cbet will get you committed I feel that shoving here is better (say feel but not sure coz situations like this demand a complex mathematical analysis for sure).
It would be nice of you if you could elaborate on why it is more +EV to make a standart raise from the math standpoint. I just think that if I start working on it I will just never end. May be you at least give some directions on where to start to analyse such situations efective in mathematical terms.

Originally posted by TomClassy
As soon as you don't have much space to play postflop after you make a standart 5 bb raise and cbet will get you committed

That is exactly what I was thinking, against one player I would be ok with a cbet but do I cbet 8♦:7♦:J♣: into 2 players?