To call or not to call

[jac394]

See details below - everyone left appeared to be playing very tight except for the SB, who played about anything. With a raise in front of me and the BB probably going all in, I decided to fold and hope to get a little closer to the money.

Looking for what others would have done in same position.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (5 handed)

BB (t350)
UTG (t2040)
MP (t2290)
Hero (t1580)
SB (t1740)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">MP raises to t600</font>, Hero folds, SB calls t450, BB calls t50 (All-In).

Flop: (t1550) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t1140 (All-In)</font>, MP folds.

Turn: (t2690) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t2690) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t2690
<font color="green">Main Pot: t1050 (t1050), between BB and SB.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by SB (t1050).</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t500 (t500), won by SB.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 3: t1140 (t1140), returned to SB.</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB shows 2s Ac (one pair, eights).
SB shows Td As (one pair, eights).
Outcome: SB wins t2690. </font>

[Bigwig]

I would not have called, but I wouldn't have folded. Of course the BB is going all-in, but so what? 87% of his stack is already in, you might as well consider him a non-factor unless the hand was folded to you. An MP raiser in a five handed game could be bumping with a lot of hands, including 66, 77, 88, and 99. Also could be A9s, ATs. I'd put him to the test by reraising all-in here.

My two cents.

[jac394]

I agree with you. I honestly don't remember if I thought to call or raise during the hand. I was actually probably trying to find a way to get away from this hand. (similar situation later in tourney with four left, I don't remember my cards but I did fold, but the other three were in the pot, and the loser was knocked out two hands later to put me in the $)

My thought process probably should have been push or fold. Then either way, I don't have to make any more decisions on this hand, but leave the tough calls to the others still in the hand. (I really expected at least one other to push all-in after the flop here based on earlier play).

Thanks for the input.

[SmileyEH]

All in and its not even close.

-SmileyEH

[willie]

lol when i first read this hand history i thought hits hand said

TJ

and then i read the results of everyone telling him to call haha.

absolutely all in here. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[RobGW]

With only 5 times the Big Blind and 5 players left, I think you must go all in. TT is too good of a hand to fold in this situation. Take your shot at winning this thing, don't try to sneak in the money. Once I started doing that, my ROI shot up.