QQ Bubble...........
 

Villian is calling an all-in (no fold button on his version of software). Short stack is pretty short, but not dead yet.

#Game No : 2435625963
***** Hand History for Game 2435625963 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:14318695 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) - Wednesday, July 27, 22:51:16 EDT 2005
Table Table 11739 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: Kurapica ( $3175 )
Seat 3: SB hairy_nutz ( $535 )
Seat 4: BB <font color="red">Hero </font> ( $1605 )
Seat 8: <font color="blue">Villian </font> ( $4685 )
Trny:14318695 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to <font color="red">Hero </font> [ Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
&gt;You have options at Table 22370 Table!.
<font color="blue"> Villian </font> raises [550].
Kurapica folds.
hairy_nutz folds.
<font color="red">Hero????? </font>

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

push &amp; turn away (don't look). i really think you have to gamble here. no guarantee shortie won't double through. run the blinds by you...and you're not a lock for 3rd anyway. push it.

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

for me in that situation, it depends on what the villian has been calling all-in bets with. sounds like he's loose with the all-in calls from your description. if so (meaning, he's calling with Q-J, A-10, A-J, etc.) then I'd push. if he's tight with his all-in bets, then you're only gonna get called if you're beat or in a horse race against A-K. in that case, i'd call, then push if you have an overpair after the flop.

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

QQ is too good not to push.

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

Push and expect to be ahead most of the time. Theres no way Im laying QQ down in this spot. Cmon now.

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

All-in.

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

Push and set your sights on first place. Short stack isn't short enough to just lock up third. If shorty had 100 chips, then maybe you could consider a fold - although even then, against an aggressive big stack a push would be fine.

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

Yeah...i know....
I was just a little irked at myself for not even looking at the small stack till I had pushed. Of course, we know how that turned out....

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

this is the bubble, your third in chips, Villian knows this and is probably using this information to get you to fold your better hands. You should then push. When he calls he will probably show you Ax or K8+, at which point you will do as others have said and turn away from the moniter [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: QQ Bubble...........
 

Close your eyes? This is a no-brainer. Poooosh.