Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

First, I want to thank everyone here. I started playing last summer and started reading this site late last year and it's been a big help (I used to limp with Q8o). I don't get a chance to play a lot, and its only for entertainment, I hope posting and discussing hands will overcome some lack of experience.

$10+1, no reads. First hand of level 4. While not the shortest stack, I'm less than 5bb after posting.

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

Hero (t575)
UTG (t1245)
MP (t185)
CO (t1430)
Button (t2420)
SB (t2145)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. UTG posts a blind of t100. CO posts a blind of t100.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t225</font>, SB calls t175, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ??</font>


Fold and wait, call and push flop, or all-in?

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

utg calls and cutoff calls and button raises. err, yea, go ahead and fold. im not sure which hand i would push tho.. maybe.. 1010+? 99 would be close i think. AQo would be close too i would think. who knows. yeayea, fold that 55 for sure tho. holla

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

First: You're welcome.

Second: Push.

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

Two limpers dont bother me its the redic low raise.

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

wait wait, foreal? like its not even close? sigh, i MUST have a lot to learn.. i still fold here btw.. meh

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

How much dead money do you think you can get into this pot? And did button raise over two limpers?

This is by far the best hand you're seeing, and you're going to be bleeding off a quarter of your stack in the blinds, but there's a lot of action.

How bad does MP suck? Can he fold this? Can SB fold if button calls?

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

how is 55 KNOWING you will be called the best hand and situation you will see? i just have to disagree.. 3uo

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

It's not the situation, but it's certainly the best hand. I'll take a coinflip if you can get t400 of dead money into that pot.

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

Looks like the converter messed up, sorry I didn't check. UTG didn't post a blind. There were three folds and the button raised to 225 and SB called.

Re: Pocket 5s in the big blind with a short stack
 

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How bad does MP suck? Can he fold this? Can SB fold if button calls?

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Sorry, no reads at all. I was at work cleaning up my desk and was passing time.