Confusing situation for me.

[ZebraAss]

NL Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Level:6 Blinds(150/300) - Wednesday, April 13, 18:29:47 EDT 2005
Table Table 12377 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Bing11 ( $1720 )
Seat 3: barwot ( $2440 )
Seat 4: jaxaxe111 ( $1400 )
Seat 5: Zarathustra7 ( $1710 )
Seat 8: popeofpummel ( $1535 )
Seat 10: ZebraAss ( $1195 )
Trny:11272246 Level:6
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ZebraAss [ 2h 2c ]
Bing11 folds.
barwot folds.
jaxaxe111 folds.
Zarathustra7 raises [600].
popeofpummel folds.
ZebraAss: wow....this is lame
ZebraAss: *sigh*

Is this obvious? Because it isn't to me.

[yoadrians]

If I read your post right, that puts you in the BB ... already stuck for 300 in the pot. I'm going to opt for "push" here.

[RobGW]

I think a stop and go would be the best move here. I really can't see you folding as you are so short and blinds so high that you need a miracle to win. I'd gamble it up right now. There is no way he is folding to an all in and he probably wont fold to a stop and go either but at least there is some chance that he will fold. Not the best situation for sure but I think you have to make the most of a bad situation.

[ZebraAss]

Yea I didn't even think about a stop'n'go. Dang.

[FishBurger]

My gut tells me to fold this -- even though you wouldn't have much, if any, FE left -- because you are too likely to be dominated.

Eastbay's ICM thingy says to push if villian is within 22+,A2+,KT+ or looser.

Edited to say that I like previous poster's idea of Stop n' go best.

[ZebraAss]

But yea I pushed and won the hand.

He must have folded in sheer terror of my Zebra Ass

PS: Very weak play on his part.

[citanul]

if i had any reason to believe that the miniraise from the button wasn't a "duh" trap of some kind that people like to run here, i'm stop and going something close to 100% of the time. the only players that will miniraise here weaek are also the same ones that are going to fold every time they miss the flop.

in consolation, this is a very tricky spot indeed. you're short, you may be losing folding equity, and you very possibly have "the best hand," but very often enough too much equity to be giving up on this hand.

in general, i don't like a push here because, well, because someone invented the stop and go, which allows someone to make a mistake. it's a pretty rare player who lays down preflop here to a push.

citanul