[pooh74]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Very good summary. I find it so funny when there are 4 left with Stack sizes: 1500, 1500, 1500, 5500. The 5500 stack will fold 90% of the hands rather than push 90%.

[/ QUOTE ]

In most STTs, when down to 4, the stacks are more like 1000, 1500, 2000, 3500. No wiggle room for -EV moves by bigstack. In a MTT perhaps (bigstack has 25,000 and shorstack has 1,500).

[/ QUOTE ]

The issue is, which has little to do with -$EV moeves, is that even in an STT in the above layout, there wont be many -EV plays for the bigstack if the blinds are high enough...this is because the 1500 stacks' calling ranges will be ridiculously tight because they dont want to bust. I am speaking in the abstract of course. On the other hand, same situation, and you are the bigstack in the BB and blinds are 150/300 and you look down at 23o, it would be wrong to call UTG's push...there is no theory that you can tell me that would refute this. In fact, busting him means much less stealing for you. I am getting off track...lets just say I should stop getting involved in these threads.