Bubble play

[BigDave]

Would you play this different?

***** Hand History for Game 1558426946 *****
NL Hold'em $30 Buy-in + $3 Entry Fee Trny:9373101 Level:5 Blinds(100/200) - Tuesday, February 08, 01:10:31 EDT 2005
Table Table 11561 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 6: kevin727 ( $4150 )
Seat 9: hero ( $1020 )
Seat 4: Choctaw66 ( $1195 )
Seat 7: UncleBob2 ( $1635 )
Trny:9373101 Level:5
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [ Jh As ]
Choctaw66 folds.
kevin727 calls [200].
UncleBob2 folds.
hero is all-In.
kevin727 calls [820].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5c, 6s, 7s ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9d ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]

How about this one?

***** Hand History for Game 1558192003 *****
NL Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:9371779 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Tuesday, February 08, 00:23:33 EDT 2005
Table Table 13883 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 9: hero ( $555 )
Seat 3: blues32 ( $555 )
Seat 4: COOPS247 ( $2045 )
Seat 8: jlamb25 ( $1655 )
Seat 5: brentman23 ( $3190 )
Trny:9371779 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [ As Td ]
blues32 folds.
COOPS247 raises [200].
brentman23 folds.
jlamb25 folds.
hero is all-In.
COOPS247 calls [355].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5d, 2c, Ac ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3s ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8s ]

[AtticusFinch]

I've also been wondering how to adjust my pushing standards when there is a caller or a minraiser up front. Personally, I'd push the first hand, but I'd be wary of the second, unless the big stack made a habit of stealing with min-raises. Otherwise I'd suspect a trap hand.

I'd love to hear other opinions.

[shoeman]

I'd say that hand #1 is definately a push. Anything better than AJ is more than likely raised here.

Hand #2 is tough. I think it would depend on my read of the PF raiser. If you had a bigger stack, I would say fold. How many hands until the blinds go up? Considering the small stack, I may push and hope to see A9 or KQ.

[BigDave]

"I think it would depend on my read of the PF raiser."

He has been min-raising most hands since the 100 blinds. He has gotten away with most of them. His stack has been up and down most of the game.

"How many hands until the blinds go up?"

3 hands.