I read the article and stopped right here, "If you decline the “coin flip,” you’re stuck with your initial starting stack." Not sure how you do that when you are the big blind. Secondly, I don't understand how doubling up here gives you a 22k stack. Nitpicking sure, but it indicates sloppiness.

To do or not to do. Well, that comes down to my poker mantra, making good decisions. Calling is definately a good decision.

One thing that the article did not mention and I think is of importance is the assumption that this is a heads up situation of AKs vs. QQ. But is that really the case here with 8 other players. Statistically some of the outs for AKs are surely gone so I would make the argument that AK is actually a bigger dog in this hypothetical situation.