Pre-flop, 77 in BB with small stack
 

My logic was that I had a modest chance of winning, and as I was going to pay a max of 2BB to see the showdown I might as well put it in pre-flop when he can't get away.
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Absolute Limit Hold'em Ring - $0.10/$0.20 Stakes (4 handed)

Starting Stacks
Seat 1: Big blind (Hero) ($0.40)
Seat 2: CO ($1.20)
Seat 3: Button ($9.43)
Seat 5: Small blind ($3.33)

Preflop: Hero is Big blind with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button raises, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero raises, Button raises, Hero all-in ($0.10)

Re: Pre-flop, 77 in BB with small stack
 

Stop playing Limit Hold-em with a short stack.

Re: Pre-flop, 77 in BB with small stack
 

Personally I wouldn't let my stack get that low.

I try to keep at least 10BB's in my stack at all times.

You have about a coinflip chance of winning if he's got overcards. You have between an 18 and 19% chance of winning if not. Since he could have either, you have maybe a 35% (wild-guesstimate between 50% and the 20%) chance of coming out ahead, and you put in 50% of the money.

So don't do this unless you have at least one other caller.

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