22 UTG - Shortstacked on the Bubble

[El Maximo]

Big stack was playing very loose. BB was fairly tight.

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BB (t1190)
Hero (t935)
Button (t2315)
SB (t3560)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Hero ??

[etgryphon]

Push - You need something to happen with 3xBB and the BB coming through. If you don't get a hand in the next two you will be at 1.5xBB and if you double up you haven't made much ground. I'm going out in a blaze of glory...

Didn't you fold this and spike the 2 on the flop in the other post?

-Gryph

[TakeMeToTheRiver]

I would push. My thoughts:

(1) You are likely ahead of all three players pre-flop. The only hand you don't want a call from is a bigger pair.

(2) Your stack can still do significant damage to two of the three other stacks.

(3) You will have no power at all after going through the blinds in the next two hands.

[El Maximo]

Yeah, this was a hand from the longer post. Wanted to break a few of those out for more discussion.

[TakeMeToTheRiver]

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(3) You will have no power at all after going through the blinds in the next two hands.

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Although I see you got lucky and it was folded to you in the BB the very next hand... gave you life.

[El Maximo]

This may very well be a leak of mine. Kinda why I posted complete bubble play. Since it worked out I probably wouldnt have posted this particular hand. Now that several players pointed it out I need to take a look at it. It seems I have trouble pulling the trigger with small pockets 22-44. I think I got burned with these early in my SNG career and now I may fold them too much.

[rachelwxm]

Fairly easy push for me.

[jeffraider]

I'd push it mostly because the BB is the best guy to steal from. He'll need big cards to call, and then you're still a favourite, unless he's got a better pair.

[spentrent]

Push. I want that loose big stack to call me. Yeah, it will be a race, but that's what I need right now to have a shot at winning the tournament.

[TakeMeToTheRiver]

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I'd push it mostly because the BB is the best guy to steal from. He'll need big cards to call, and then you're still a favourite, unless he's got a better pair.

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Interestingly with 22, middle suited connectors (89s, 9Ts, JTs) is a slight favorite over 22... still a coin flip (and he has to know you have the little pair to make his call correct).