Re: Short-stack question
I've been reading Tom McEvoy's new book on NLHE tourney's. I'm not a big fan, but its not bad.
Going by memory, he suggests that you are "in trouble" when you get down to 10BB's (11 when there is an ante) and you are in "all in mode" at 4BB's (5 w/ ante)
FWIW, Based on my own experience this is not bad advice.
In trouble mode you start stealing from all positions with a 4-5xBB raise, if called push on the flop (not sure if I agree totally with him).
In your particular example you have 10BB's so I wouldn't push, but I would put in a 5xBB raise (4 if no limpers), if you want to play this hand, or try for the semi-bluff steal.
This also may change depending on your read on the limpers. Often big hands will limp early looking for a chance to re-raise.
regards,
woodguy
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