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playtitleist
11-21-2005, 01:57 PM
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 3: bmoondog ( $520 )
Seat 4: twwjr65 ( $685 )
Seat 7: playtitleist ( $965 )
Seat 10: Popgunn ( $5830 )
Trny:17565832 Level:9
Blinds(250/500)
** Dealing down cards **
playtitleist posts SB [250]
Popgunn posts BB [500]
Dealt to playtitleist [ Td Ah ]
bmoondog is all-In [520]
twwjr65 folds.
playtitleist ???

I am pretty confident in my holding here. BB will certainly call this push for t20, but I don't want to leave my fate in his hands.

If I fold, BB could easily lose and I'll be 3rd in chips, but I'm still playing.

If I call and whiff, BB will too often NOT call it down (which is another thread, argh!) and I have to fold and hope BB takes him out. In the process, I am resigned to 3rd or crippled in fourth.

If I push I could double up and get bmoondog's chips, thus being secure for 2nd. Risk is finishing OOTM if I can't beat either of them.

So, what's the play?

JordanIB
11-21-2005, 02:02 PM
Call. Check it down with BB. Fold if bet.

As the button will be yours next, you still have a couple bubble hands to play with if you are forced to fold and not ITM after this hand.

ZeroPointMachine
11-21-2005, 02:08 PM
Short stacks range is really large and big stack is calling with any two. You've got roughly a 50% chance of making the money by folding on this hand. Even if shortstack wins the next guy can't get through the blinds. I think your range here should be QQ+, but that may be too loose.