66 on the Button

[sammy_g]

Party 30+3 SnG. How often does SB need to have a bigger pocket pair for a call to be incorrect?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t560)
SB (t880)
BB (t2085)
UTG (t900)
UTG+1 (t940)
MP1 (t525)
MP2 (t905)
CO (t1205)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t880 (All-In)</font>, BB folds, Hero calls t410 (All-In).

Flop: (t1490) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t1490) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t1490) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1490

[betgo]

You should call. You are getting better than 2-1 pot odds at this point. Your opponet would have to have a higher pair about 2/3 of the time for calling to be EV-.

The smaller raise is OK, but I would just push here. You have just over 10xBB. It is a pretty standard move when you are fairly short stacked in mid to late position to open push with a small pair. If you are short enough stacked and in late enough position, the blinds you will steal and the favorable hands versus 2 overcards make up for the times you get blown away by a higher pair.

[sammy_g]

Thanks for your response.

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You are getting better than 2-1 pot odds at this point. Your opponet would have to have a higher pair about 2/3 of the time for calling to be EV-.

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But if he has overcards, I am only a coin flip, right?

[betgo]

Right, but you have 20% chance against a higher pair, and a slight advantage versus overcards. In this situation, he could have A4 or a lower pair. If you fold, you get nothing. If you are against overcards, your average gain is +100, against a higher pair your average loss is -300. If you fold, you lose -150 no matter what. So if he had a higher pair 2/3 of the time and overcards the rest, you lose 167 by calling, so you ahould fold. Otherwise, you should call.

[sammy_g]

SB had QQ, and I'm out. That's poker.

[sofere]

IMHO, push this instead of standard raising. Granted QQ would've called you anyway and you'd be out, but with a hand like 66 almost any flop without a 6 in it will make me nervous, and there is a good chance you'll see a stop and go from the the big stack BB going up against short stack.

66 is a favorite against most hands and there's a decent chance BB will call with a worse hand. But even if you just take the blinds, I'd be happy with that with low pockets.

[Vetstadium]

If I am going all in on button with pair let me face over cards anyday.

[sofere]

Absolutely, which is why i'm saying push. There's a good chance BB will call with A-10 or greater against small stack. If its lower limits, you'll likely get called by any 2 broadway cards. On the other hand if I bet 3xbb and big stack just calls, I've got a tough decision on almost any flop.