K,10o 5 handed........what's right play here preflop?

[chekraze]

hooper has been solid and gibmamun very tight. other 2 are slightly passive and hardly raise.

***** Hand History for Game 2994965279 *****
150/300 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 17204514) - Mon Nov 07 00:29:56 EST 2005
Table Table 68154 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Hooper3411 (2785)
Seat 2: gibmamun (455)
Seat 5: hero(1156)
Seat 6: Russ1944 (1230)
Seat 7: hfrank6756 (2374)
Hooper3411 posts small blind (75)
gibmamun posts big blind (150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [ Kh, Td ]


these situations are a bit new to me and i find myself unsure.

This is a fairly clear fold, you have to push through both of the big stacks, and everyone (especially the SB) has to be much tighter than I think they're likely to be (on the order of 66+, ATs+) for this to have a chance of being +$EV.

Moreover, even if they are that tight, BB should be calling a wide range here, and he doesn't have to be calling all that much for this to slip into negative territory.

Overall, you're likely better off looking for chances to attack the other middle stack (or even the #2 stack) when he's in the BB.