Is this a dumb way to get knocked out? Please help.
 

$33. Was this dumb to push here? I do this often against a min-raiser when I have an Ace, esp. if he has a bigger stack and is probably bullying me. If I just call I probably lose it all on the flop here anyway. Do I just fold PF? Thx.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter

MP (t765)
CO (t980)
Button (t1765)
SB (t1565)
Hero (t655)
UTG (t2270)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t100</font>, Hero is All In, SB calls t555.

Flop: (t705) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t705) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t705) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t705

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
SB has Ah Jc (two pair, aces and jacks).
Hero has Ad 7s (one pair, aces).
Outcome: SB wins t705. </font>

Re: Is this a dumb way to get knocked out? Please help.
 

Unless SB has been observed to be very passive I push this every time. I think you are just being results oriented and this was a good push


AcidReign

Re: Is this a dumb way to get knocked out? Please help.
 

I very well might make this play here, given the right reads -- though without them, I wouldn't. You still have 12xBB, and A7 isn't exactly a monster. Biggest problem with this play is the reward isn't great enough to justify the risk -- you risk 12xBB to win 1.5xBB with a hand that is easily dominated and after a big stack put in a min-raise. Absent a specific read telling you this specific villain is a big bully, just fold it and wait for a better spot.

Re: Is this a dumb way to get knocked out? Please help.
 

That's 3x BB, including initial raise.

t150? Hmm...

I don't think this is terrible, depending on who SB is, but I tend to give minraisers credit for hands, because they like limping, and minraise with hands better than limping ones.

Re: Is this a dumb way to get knocked out? Please help.
 

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That's 3x BB, including initial raise.


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Duh. Of course you're right. I still don't love it.

Re: Is this a dumb way to get knocked out? Please help.
 

At what kicker would you start to like pushing here, maybe AT?

Re: Is this a dumb way to get knocked out? Please help.
 

Again, absent a read-specific play...and maybe my push range is too tight when I'm still &gt;10xBB...but I think AQ or better for a push. With AJ-A9, I call the raise and play the hand. Worse than that, I'm out here. Totally different if the blinds were 50/100 obviously. . .