Push or call?

[TheCat]

Did I do the right thing here?

Party 30+3 NLHE SnG, blinds 50/100

UTG 3000
CO 3000 – Loose and Aggressive
BUTTON (Hero) 1000 With AQo
SB 500
BB 500


UTG Folds
CO Calls 100
Hero All in 1000 - Pretty sure CO will call.
SB Folds
BB Folds
CO calls 900


I wonder if a better play would be to flat call here as I’m probably on a coin flip to come 5th. What do you think?

[1C5]

Why a coinflip with AQ, you will be better than that I think. I push here also as you are by no reason even remotely gauranteed to finish ITM if you fold here. And double up and you can now play for 1st.

BUT, I just noticed how small the blinds are...so not as clear cut as if the blinds were 150/300 for example...

[TheCat]

I agree , mostly, the push makes more sense if you are going for 1st place.
The range of hands CO might bet and call my raise with here might be:
Any pair, Ax, KQ,KJ,KT,QJ
I'm dog (small or otherwise) to Any pair, AK. = 13*6 + 16 = 94 hands
I'm looking good against AJ->A2 KQ,KJ,KT,QJ = 16*15=240 Hands, so yeah makes sense to push here.

Does anybody think a flat call has merits? I don't think it's that dreadful.

[apd138]

You believe he will call your raise with a2 and any pair?

[TheCat]

Yes, he's playing fast and loose.

[TruFloridaGator]

Well than you want to push with AQ here, you'll probably be a much bigger fav than you think.

[KneeCo]

Limp in
I think AQo is a tricky hand, if I could I'd like see the flop with position. CO is a great player to have on your left, I think there could be better chances to go all-in on him.

[GtrHtr]

Good push.

[TheCat]

After some thought and reading the comments here I'm sure the push is good. However I still have much sympathy for a limp, if I flop an A or Q I'm looking good to double up, if not the hand can be easily dropped.
In the end it probably comes down to a question of style.

[sofere]

Limping is a good idea with 10xbb maybe 1% of the time. This is not one of them IMO. 100 chips are very precious at this point. Why throw them away the 70% of the time the flop misses you?

Given the lose range of hands you put him on, you're probably a 60-65% favorite if he calls. If you win the hand right there, you increased your stack quite a bit.