otctrader
03-10-2005, 09:43 AM
Low buyin tourney last night, blinds 400/800, I'm sitting with ~9000 in CO-1 with AJs, one MP limper has me covered. Most stacks behind me also have me covered, but not by much (12-15xbb), so I'd put a nice dent in them. Table has gone very tight/passive, we're 30 from the money, and "sneaking in" is not a consideration for me.
I shoved because of my 11xbb stack, but I'm still uncomfortable with this "borderline" stack. The alternative would be to throw out a 3xbb raise, but this just puts me in a horrible situation if either the limper calls, or someone behind me smooth calls with a dominating ace. Even on an ace double rag flop, any bet on my part commits me.
I believe Harrington actually recommends limping in this situation, but that's without consideration for stack size. Min-raise not an option since it would be called w/90% certainty by the MP limper and BB. In essence, I'm a little confused by application of the ~10xbb push or fold rule since I often see it broken by better players late in a tourney. Any ideas?
I shoved because of my 11xbb stack, but I'm still uncomfortable with this "borderline" stack. The alternative would be to throw out a 3xbb raise, but this just puts me in a horrible situation if either the limper calls, or someone behind me smooth calls with a dominating ace. Even on an ace double rag flop, any bet on my part commits me.
I believe Harrington actually recommends limping in this situation, but that's without consideration for stack size. Min-raise not an option since it would be called w/90% certainty by the MP limper and BB. In essence, I'm a little confused by application of the ~10xbb push or fold rule since I often see it broken by better players late in a tourney. Any ideas?