Working on blinds play - isolate here?

[Isura]

I'm in the small blind here, big blind has about the same stack. I would think this is a pretty standard isolation play. Standard or too risky ?

#Game No : 2445618223
***** Hand History for Game 2445618223 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $30 Buy-in + $3 Entry Fee Trny:14371909 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Friday, July 29, 21:27:34 EDT 2005
Table Table 11873 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: SMEAGOL26 ( $1235 )
Seat 6: SNAPPIN111 ( $80 )
Seat 10: bsincla1 ( $1520 )
Seat 5: DocAlan ( $970 )
Seat 3: HERO ( $1245 )
Seat 1: PMack777 ( $2950 )
Trny:14371909 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ As 8s ]
DocAlan folds.
SNAPPIN111 is all-In [80]
bsincla1 folds.
PMack777 folds.
HERO is all-In [1170]

[Maulik]

in the SB I like this, on the button and elsewhere it becomes marginal, quickly.

[PiNPOiNT3K]

I think you made the correct move, with a short stack going all in, (and especially with only 80 chips left) i would think he's hit anything Ax, or a face card for that matter, or a pair. I would want to take the opportunity with your Ace, to take him out once and for all. Everyone else behind you should see and all in, with a call infront of them, and unless they have a monster hand that can beat both of you (most likely not) they will also probably fold. Alot of people think that short stacks only try and push when they have a top ten hand, however i've seen hundreds of times when they will push with just a face card, and everyone assumes they have something big. They push more out of desperation then common sense.

More times then not, you won't get called after you called an all in (unless someone picked up KK's or AA's pre flop)

[durron597]

I'm much more likely to complete/check it down against most non stupid opponents. Your EV from the shorty busting is higher than the 70 chips in the sidepot.