Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (5 handed) converter

Button (t3531)
SB (t1338)
Hero (t1330)
UTG (t3331)
MP (t470)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].

SB is all-In [1188], Hero calls all-in

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

I think that I would fold here! I expect SB to have at least an A with something, so SB would be a small favorite. Would you have pushed yourself, different story! (you wouldn't be able to decide of course if SB calls or not, but at least you are putting preasure on SB)

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

No way I'm calling that. He's pretty even with you and the both of you are waiting for the shortie to go bye bye. I would imagine he would start playing more speculative hands when it's down to four.

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

well, the diference between 5th and 4th is very minor here, $200 vs $300, so everyone is still playing for 1st, $2k, or 2nd, $1k. I'm really not interested in holding on for 4th, I'm wanting the best chance to win. So, in that context, call or fold?

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

If you play to win: call! If you are behind, then only marginally and with T2600 you are already doing much better and are basically guaranteed 3rd.

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

It would be criminal to fold this.

You're getting 1600:1000 or 1.6:1 pot odds. The guy would be correct to push with a huge range of hands, especially if he thinks you'll try and hold on until the short stack busts. Sure, he's somewhat likely to have an ace, but realize that KTs vs Ax (Where x < 10) you're about 46% to win the pot! Remember that he would also push hands like QJ and K8s. It would be a huge error to muck this, especially since you'd have zero fold equity if you mucked and you desperately need to accumulate chips if you want to make a run for first.

I'm guessing he turned over something like AJ and you didn't hit, but it was a good call.

-Kings

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

From what I can remember of the prize structure...I'm pretty sure you gotta call this.

SB *should* push any two and likely is pushing close enough to it even if he doesn't realize this...

Yugoslav

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

i would AUTOCALL here. this is the step 5 mini prize structure. 1st - 2k, 2nd - 1k, 3rd - 500, 4th - 300, 5th - 200. do you see why this is an autocall? i do. holla

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

Clicks call almost immediately. SB is pushing with at least 70% of hands, and you've got KTs with only 4x BB. Easy, easy, easy call, horrible laydown.

Re: Mini step 5 hand, call here?
 

Thanks guys. Just making sure my thinking was correct. I figured he would push nearly any 2 here (I would, and he was a good player) He had JJ and took me out, but that's not really important, which is why I left it out.

Steve