Dealing with a short-stack - common situation

[Isura]

I have a hard time consistently getting into +EV spots against short stacks. Call or fold the flop? Villain just sat down about 1 orbit ago and bought in for $20.

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SB ($45)
BB ($120)
Hero ($53)
MP ($63.48)
Button ($19.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $2, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($4.75) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets to $4</font>, Button is all-in, Hero ?

[4_2_it]

Well, he's got a pp or a J. Don't think you are ahead of much here (33-88 AK or AQ). I think you have to lay this down without a read that he is on tilt or just playing a short stack push any pp strategy.

[PoBoy321]

I fold. Villain is short but not crazy short. I expect to, at best, be 50-50 against two overs + flush draw.

[zaphod]

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I fold. Villain is short but not crazy short. I expect to, at best, be 50-50 against two overs + flush draw.

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I agree that this is a fold to. You will be ahead sometimes vs lower pocketpairs or Ax in diamond. But i think you will be behind too often to call this.

[Malachii]

I call very quickly

[Isura]

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I call very quickly

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So did I. /images/graemlins/blush.gif