Botched blind steal - was this a clear push or fold?

Somekid · #1 05-15-2005, 03:20 PM

Here I had no idea what was going on. I think now I should've pushed...thoughts? Because someone went out, there was only one blind. Maybe that changes things

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) converter

Button (t985)
SB (t2220)
BB (t1110)
UTG (t2895)
Hero (t790)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t300, 1 fold, SB raises to t850, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1250

shejk · #2 05-15-2005, 03:22 PM

Horrible raise followed by a worse fold.

Somekid · #3 05-15-2005, 03:24 PM

I love public shaming. This will keep me from making bonehead plays in the future. But should I fold the hand preflop or push?

Karak567 · #4 05-15-2005, 03:25 PM

Easy pre-flop push, very easy.

NYCNative · #5 05-15-2005, 03:25 PM

Short-stacked shouldn't be stealing blinds, they should be folding or pushing. That hand I probably just push but you can fold it too. The fold was incorrect, I believe.

flyby4553 · #6 05-15-2005, 03:31 PM

Push preflop in the first place, but given that you just raised you still have to call. Your getting around 2.5-1 and the SB's range here is, IMO (and without any in game reads), enourmous.

pergesu · #7 05-15-2005, 03:33 PM

You can't limp here because you have fewer than 10 BB. Can't raise here because a standard raise pot commits you. Can't fold because your hand is too good. Push...and it's not even close.

Karak567 · #8 05-15-2005, 03:34 PM

I think folding this PF is wrong.

The only move you can make here is push.

Maulik · #9 05-15-2005, 08:24 PM

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I think folding this PF is wrong.

The only move you can make here is push.

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