Tricky TT...or not? [Archive] - Two Plus Two Older Archives

KSakuraba

03-20-2005, 12:57 PM

Live 50+10€ rebuy tournament. ~40 players,top 5 or 6 pay. 15 players left,avg stack is around ~3000,blinds 50/100. The table has been very tight after rebuy period,stealing has been pretty easy,no-one else from hero (who has actually had hands which made defending easy...) has really put any thoughts at defending blinds this early and if they have, stealer has always mucked without second thought. So the hero is bb with a stack of ~2100. Table folds to button(hasnt been involved in game in a long time) who makes it 300 to go,a usual steal-raise. SB(has been quiet also,few limps preflop and mucks after flop) thinks for a while and calls. Both have stacks about equal to heros. Hero looks down and sees TT. So this is where it gets tricky.(?) Pushing would with 90% certainty make the button&sb fold,and 600 chips to hero, but a call would most likely be from a better hand,at best a coinflip situation. Anyone here who would call for a set/overpair value and hope to get a doubleup situation in a huge lead? At the point hero was sure he maid the right decision but after few days would really like some opinions from others...

Thanks, guys.

Saku

willie

03-20-2005, 01:23 PM

i'd probably push

TT out of position is a bitch. If they fold you take down the pot and limp closer to the average stack. If they call you then the guess work is taken out of it and you have to win the race (most likely)