Re: calling an all-in raise in the BB
I think it's very, very close. Certainly you have odds for the call, but from a strategic point of view , if you call and lose you're going to be badly crippled.
Normally I have no problem making the odds calls, but I don't like this one much. UTG will not actually have a purely random hand here. If you fold, you still cover UTG, so you can push allin with any hand if it mucks to you in the SB.
My tournament strategy sense is screaming at me to fold here, but the odds you're getting aren't to be sneezed at. I think you should call but boy, do I not like it.
Edit: Actually, you don't cover UTG if you fold. I think his tips the balance to it being a call. As to how close it is, if you suppose there was no SB posted this hand, I would be inclined to fold.
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