Party $10+$1 MTT

Started with 1700+, down to final table (10 handed)

Average stack is around 175K, blinds are 15K/30K.
Blinds reaching 20K/40K in ten minutes

Payout Structure: (not sure- first four places are correct, others are very close)
1- $3707
2- $1880
3- $1400
4- $1000
5- $750
6- $600
7- $400
8- $280
9- $200
10- $175

Right now, only four people want to make deal (not me).

Large stack is 410K, three seats to my right.
In MP1, short stack with 110K, MP2 has 150K.
Other stacks are 130K-210K.

Im in small blind with 325K (had just picked up AA a few hands ago)
BB has 210K

MP2 moves all-in
I have AK0 in small blind.

MP1 has to make a move, although the entire table has been extremely tight (Later, someone with only 100K would fold their big blind to a raise after putting in 60K of their chips in the big blind).

I dont like calling all-ins with AK (i like to move in on others rather than calling), but I dont know if I'm going to be getting better spots.

At the time I felt like I was going to have to survive a number of huge coin flips to make the big money.

Should I wait, and wait to make my moves. 325K was tied for 2nd biggest stack at the time, but with huge blinds that can change quickly.

I'd appreciate all comments considering this was only my second online final table (in a 250 person mtt no less).

Thank you..

Gotta call, he should be and probably is pushing a lot of hands you have dominated and some two undercard hands.

Plus you're getting 1.5:1!

Stacks are really low compared to the blinds here, you can't play it safe.

Is MP1 involved in this hand or are you just saying a fold might be right because he has to make a move soon because of his short stack and you can move up?

I would probably call this though. If you lose you're still average stack, but if you win you are the chip leader. I think MP2 has a pretty wide range with which he can make this push. But, if the table is as super tight as you say, you might just want to stay out of the way and continue to steal blinds and antes, if you've been successful with that so far.

With the raise coming from one of the small stacks I go for it, even though Im not the one doing the raising. You may very well dominate.

Even if you lose, you are still alive and kicking. Seems unlikely that the short-stack would push with pocket aces or kings to me, so worst case scenario is you are up against pocket queens or jacks. Best case scenario is that you have him dominated (ie. ace queen). You definately have to call in that position IMO. 8)