If you are a frequent player online (maybe even a beginner) then you may know how tricky AK can be when it comes to playing it properly.  The thing is I sometimes don’t know how to play AK because it can create a world of hurt if played wrong.  I see a lot of players taking away the strategy behind playing AK by simply going all in no matter how many blinds they have in front of them.  When a player makes a huge over shove I almost immediately put him on AK and more often than not that’s exactly what they are holding.  Knowing this information can come in handy when you pick up a hand like AA or KK. 
 I usually like to pull this play off when the blinds are relatively small but don’t get me wrong this play can work at any stage of the tournament.  I realize some people may see this as a waste with AA but in most cases I see it a quick double up (without a bad beat of course).  For instance say the tournament just started and the blinds are only 15/30 with starting stacks at 3,000 and a player that acts before you raises 3x the blind to 90.  Now when the action comes around to you there are the obvious moves which would be to put in a little raise hoping to induce action or the smooth call to hopefully trap your opponent.  The thing is I have noticed players are becoming more aware of the small re-raises and they will play more cautiously especially when the blinds are this low.  Now if you try to slow play yours aces you could be setting yourself up for disaster.  By just calling you are allowing more players to see the pot which means there are more hands in the pot to beat your aces. 
 This is the spot where I have AA and I like to have some fun and simply go all in for 3,000 chips.  Yes there will be times where everyone will instantly fold but if you make it habit in the beginning of tournaments you will see that players will be willing to call simply because they put you on AK.  I have seen players call with all sorts of pocket pairs and even get calls with AQ, AJ.  Let’s be serious with that big of a shove these are awful calls in the first place but if you have AA and you make it look like AK then these are the type of calls you can get.  I have been doing this move for awhile now and it’s been very profitable for me.  I recommend giving it a shot when you have the chance and see what kind of bites you can get from them fishies.  “Byyyyyyye”