[Rushmore]

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OK. MP pushes. Since he's a LAG, he can probably do this with any pair even with a 10 BB stack...but that doesn't help you since you're behind those. AK-AQ push too, of course. AJ? KQ? Maybe, from a LAG. AT-A9, KJ? I think we're entering wishful thinking territory here unless he's more than just 'LAGish' (if he was a real donkey I would know it by now). I think you're about tied with a 'reasonable LAG's' range there, overall, maybe a little ahead since yours is suited.

Button coldcalls 1/5 of his stack. This is a real hand range (that you are also probably not very ahead of if not far behind to).

You will miss 2/3 of flops (more if some aces are out), are OOP, and there's a large chance that if you hit, the button won't pay you. Why are you in this hand?

(If you are determined to be here anyway, push PF)

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This is good stuff, and certainly 100% of what I have been thinking about when revisiting the hand.

As for pushing preflop, I don't think that putting ~20% of my chips in preflop should mandate full commitment. If a king-high flop comes, I can bet and get away if I need to, and if the perfectly wrong flop comes (as it did), I can go bust.

Ultimately, I am getting around to believing the preflop call was the big mistake, even factoring in the addition elements of the 4 (or 5-)-card flop that I might get from the conspiratorial checkdown.

Folding next time.