What would you do?

[ajohnson16]

Five-player shorthanded turbo buy-in on PokerRoom, four players left.

I have approx. 500 left in chips and the blinds are at 100/200, I'm in BB so I have 300 left...

I'm dealt 9 /images/graemlins/club.gif 7 /images/graemlins/club.gif and UTG raises to 400, button folds, SB folds.

What do you do?

[bluewilde]

I call. You can only play 1 other hand, so I take this situation over a random one. If UTG has been aggressive, he could have an overcard and an undercard and I think you have a live chance. If he's been tighter, he has two overs or a pair. I think you call because of your stack position and hope you're facing the lesser of three evils--against one of which you're pretty even. Still, I hate this situation for it's general "i'm screwed"-ness. So yeah, to clarify, call and get lucky-flop a full house/straight flush if you can; that should do it.

[ajohnson16]

UTG had been playing very aggressive, he'd been attempting to steal blinds since the beginning of the tournament.

[lastchance]

Call, and put your last 100 in on the flop, and pray that opponent folds, or you hit two pair/better.

[ajohnson16]

This might be the wrong play, but I guess if it was it will be a lesson.

I pushed with it, based on I was getting 2.3-1 on my remaining 300. I'm 60/40 with two overcards, and have a good hand to break a higher PP.

Sadly, he flipped over 99 pretty much killing my hand, but I sucked out (something I'm not proud of) with a 7-J straight.

Is this the wrong way to play this hand? I don't like just calling because this guy is aggressive and there's no reason not to call the flop since he'd be getting 10-1 on his money.

[lastchance]

You call because he can't fold 99 now, but some random donk may fold on AKQ flop, which would be awesome for you, or even fold JT on K72 board.

[ajohnson16]

I see.

I really think with how aggressive this guy was, he'd call 100 on any flop with any two cards, not to mention he was chip leader about 3400.

[Nottom]

I call. I either play a hand that looks pretty good. Or I can take my chances next hand with 2 random cards and less of an overlay in the pot.

Assuming of course that there aren't 2 players left with like 10 chips.

[Nottom]

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I see.

I really think with how aggressive this guy was, he'd call 100 on any flop with any two cards, not to mention he was chip leader about 3400.

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Probably, but if he calls postflop only 99% of the time. Then thats 1% more folds than if you put in your last 100 preflop.

[adanthar]

No choice, you have to push (that is, call, then push).

If everyone else had in the 3K range, you would do the same with 32o.