First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

I'm pretty new to MTT's, and this was my first final table at the empire 5K freeroll! i was the short stack here, down to 4 players. Would you have made this move, or could I have waited?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t8000 (4 handed) converter

UTG (t134991)
Button (t112549)
JEM (t84886)
BB (t137574)

Preflop: JEM is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t16000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">JEM raises to t84886 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t68886.

Flop: (t177772) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t177772) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t177772) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t177772

Re: First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

I like the push

Re: First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

I personally think you can find a better spot then to push an all in where you are best a slight favorite. BTW - Congrats on making it to the final table, I fell short at #16. AK couldn't hit for me. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

I like the push also...I have no problem on the good side of a flip here myself.

Re: First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

Don't forget the fold equity, he's not calling all in, he's raising all in.

Re: First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

Looks good to me, great job and congrats.

--LoO

Re: First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

thanks for the replies. i guess you guys pretty much know what villain held, AKo, to take down the pot.

Re: First Final Table!! Push with small pair here?
 

i just fold the sb here myself,55 doesn't play that well here for me,the difference between top stack and bottom is not that significant,so i'm playing my position as well as i can,and hope to get the right breaks at the right time.
you put your money in with a slight edge,so not bad either though.