bad push?

pearljam · #1 06-13-2005, 07:21 PM

My thinking was I didnt want to be in the big blind in a situation where I couldnt fold to a raise, so I decided to push here with any 2, which happened to be J8s. Im playing 10+1 and am usually very aggressive, but this seems overly so, any thoughts?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) converter

Hero (t498)
CO (t1225)
Button (t2700)
SB (t1008)
BB (t585)
UTG (t1984)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t498 (All-In),

DasLeben · #2 06-13-2005, 07:26 PM

With your stack, you don't have many options here. This definitely isn't an "any two" push, but I'll take a marginal push with J8s here, simply because you need the chips. I don't expect Button or BB to fold a tremendous amount of the time though.

microbet · #3 06-13-2005, 07:41 PM

I think J8s is probably strong enough, but the other short-stack isn't the guy to push with any two. He doesn't have enough to lose. The stacks of 1000 and 1200 are your best targets.

curtains · #4 06-13-2005, 07:48 PM

Personally I think it's a clear push.

jgunnip · #5 06-13-2005, 09:44 PM

At this point I'm getting desperate and I'm pushing any suited face cards, any two face cards, PP, and suited connectors down to 54.

lastchance · #6 06-13-2005, 09:45 PM

Pushing with any 2 sucks here. Pushing with J8s, I think, is pretty bad.

Don't get THAT desperate. You need to be desperate, and I'd push any 2 from the SB, a very wide range of hands (including this one) on the button, maybe CO.

Edit: Wow, J8s from MP with 5x BB? I need to get more desperate with my pushes...

adanthar · #7 06-13-2005, 10:08 PM

When are the blinds going up?

microbet · #8 06-13-2005, 10:34 PM

I'd much rather push from C0+1 here than from the Button.

From the button you are pushing at a big stack who will call with a very wide range. His range will be much tigher from the SB, whether it should be or not.

Agree or not? anyone.