Good play or mistake?

[jah0550]

I have been thinking about this play all day. This was a $50 SNG. My thinking on this was that the SB only had 60 after posting the blind. I was in the BB with an average hand. The CO min raises. I see this all the time. A microstack is on one of the blinds and someone will min raise to put them all-in. Usually they are raising with a weak ace/king or a small pair. I figured that I could get him off the hand by going all-in PF. At worst, I'd still get back 120 chips, if the CO folded. What do you think?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t2605)
UTG+1 (t735)
MP1 (t935)
MP2 (t1335)
MP3 (t460)
CO (t950)
Button (t1890)
SB (t110)
Hero (t980)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t200</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls t60 (All-In), <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t980 (All-In)</font>, CO folds.

Flop: (t1290) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t1290) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t1290) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1290

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ks 9d (straight, king high).
SB has 3c 5c (one pair, fives).
Outcome: Hero wins t1290. </font>

[Apathy]

Let me guess... the idiots at your table told you you were stupid...


This is a good play. Lots of people do this and when you push the assume you have AA since you know your hand is going to get shown down. The only thing is that after this hand your table image will be destroyed and you won't be able to steal quite as easily, but I think the difference in your chip stack will make up for it.

Note that you shouldn't do this with any two though as you do need a hand that will have a good chance in a showdown vs SB and in case you are called (unlikely).

[jah0550]

LOL...I got berated for this play in the chat box. I think that this play works well. I'd push with any two here now that I think about it. As long as the CO doesn't call, you still are getting 180 chips back no matter if the SB wins or not. I think that I'd make this play with a 23o. Basically you are paying 20 chips to win 330. Looks like you are getting about 16.5-1. In my book, I'd call with any two.

[rickr]

From the 10's to the 200's it doesn't appear that the majority have even a hint about position, stack size, etc. They only play their cards, and if you vary from that they will complain. Someone on here once said "You know your doing something right if the fish are yelling at you". I'm to the point I really enjoy it, to the terrible point that I may do something -EV just to encourage it. lol

Later,
Rick