Hand that is bugging the crap out of me

[Slacker13]

Local B&M. 164 people. Blinds double every 20 min. Blinds at 300-600 and about 5 minutes will go up. I only have around 4400 in chips.

I am in the BB. Everyone folds to the button who I do not know. Button limps, Small Blind limps. I look down at 55o. I raise to 2000K. Button starts whinning, says something like damn, i didn't want a raise etc...And I beleived he really didn't want a raise and that he wasn't trying to fvck with my head. Anyway, after about 1 min in the tank he calls leaving him only 1200 in chips and the SB folds.
The flop comes A 10 7 rainbow. I felt the Ace would scare the button so I push all in. The button is now agonizing over making this call so I knew he did not have the ace. He goes into the tank for a good 4 minutes and calls. He shows Q 10.
I fail to complete and am crippled. Out of the touney a few hands later.

This hand has agonized me since yesterday. Did I play this right, or should I have moved in right away? Maybe I shouldn't have raised from the beginning but I felt I had an advantage because I knew the SB well, I have played him before and I knew my initial raise would get him to fold and put me heads up with the button who I have never seen before.

[Shilly]

Definite push preflop. You don't have enough chips to make the raise that you did, plus you might allow yourself to get outplayed most of the time when he calls.

[Lloyd]

Easy, easy push pre-flop.

[Slacker13]

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Definite push preflop.

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I think your correct and I just needed to hear it. Part of my reasoning was that the table had been pretty tight and I was thinking that the 2k raise would have been enough to steal.

[TheTimeIsUp]

Yup. What the others said.

[Lloyd]

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Definite push preflop.

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I think your correct and I just needed to hear it. Part of my reasoning was that the table had been pretty tight and I was thinking that the 2k raise would have been enough to steal.

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You're not stealing. Stealing is when you have a marginal hands and raise with the hopes of winning the blinds. In this case, you most likely have the best hand pre-flop. You almost definitely have a better hand than the SB. And if the button is shortstacked and limps I'm taking that as he wants to see a cheap flop.

[TheTimeIsUp]

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Definite push preflop.

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I think your correct and I just needed to hear it. Part of my reasoning was that the table had been pretty tight and I was thinking that the 2k raise would have been enough to steal.

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You're not stealing. Stealing is when you have a marginal hands and raise with the hopes of winning the blinds. In this case, you most likely have the best hand pre-flop. You almost definitely have a better hand than the SB. And if the button is shortstacked and limps I'm taking that as he wants to see a cheap flop.

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Realistily, he is stealing. He is a coinflip in almost any situation and does not want a call. Therefore, it is a steal.

[Lloyd]

You wouldn't welcome a call? Yes, a coin flip - but one that will fall on his side more often than not. That doesn't meet my definition of a steal. But regardless, the decision is still to push.

[TheTimeIsUp]

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You wouldn't welcome a call? Yes, a coin flip - but one that will fall on his side more often than not. That doesn't meet my definition of a steal. But regardless, the decision is still to push.

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It is a steal, but if you get called, you have a slight better chance to win the hand. So yes, if you are not satisfied with a coinflip, which I am not, then it's a steal.

[Dan Rutter]

I agree, its not a steal, and push pre-flop

[Slacker13]

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I agree, its not a steal, and push pre-flop

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I had less than 10x's the amt of the BB and should be pushing in this spot. I know this and for some unknown reason didn't do it.