Re: How to play small pocket pairs late in the tournament
Generally, I don't want to call an all-in with a small pair unless the right combination of factors are present in enough amounts:
-Our stack sizes are disparate enough that losing wouldn't hurt. I'm not looking to call off 1/3 or even 1/4 of my stack in this situation. (Alternately: I'm short enough myself that calling all-in in a nearly even-money situation is a chance I'm looking to take.)
-I feel the short stack is desperate enough that his range may include some hands I dominate (i.e. if I have 66 and any Ax [or even Kx] is a possibility, A2-A6 all being good things for me to see).
Basically I'm looking for factors which would increase my equity in the hand as well as situations where variance is acceptable.
I'd much rather be on the offensive than the defensive with those hands.
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