Do you steal-push here?

[parappa]

I didn't, because I've got to run it through 2 big stacks, and my bubble opponent is just short enough that, with 810 after my blinds, he'll have to double up. But I think it's a close call.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed)

Button (t612)
SB (t3165)
BB (t2963)
Hero (t1260)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Hero folds, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t600) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t300</font>, BB calls t300.

Turn: (t1200) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t300</font>, BB calls t300.

River: (t1800) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t300</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises to t2063 (All-In)</font>, SB folds.

Final Pot: t4163

[tallstack]

With blinds this high, I would push here every time. It is not great that both the blinds have large stacks, but you don't have a lot of options here. You are not guaranteed third if you pass on this, since you are hitting both blinds by the time the small stack hits the BB. One win for the small stack in any of the next three hands would put you in terrible shape. Even if you wait out those three hands and the small stack is eliminated, you will only have t810 left once you reach the money. Anything better than than third would be difficult if you fold here.

Dave S

[parappa]

Tallstack,

That's 2 posts in a row you've followed up of mine by basically saying "suck it up and push the stack when you're short and have a good hand. risk is inevitable here."

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