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Definitely push. It could be your last chance to open-raise with any kind of ace before you get blinded off.

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I've felt the need to push as low as K6 in similair positions.

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Thanks for all the feedback. I understand the principle behind pushing before your stack gets so low that you have no fold equity -- at least I think I do. Problem is, "fold equity" is often an anachronism in these games at Pacific. Although their software doesn't show the hands heads-up and all-in, I routinely see people call a push who can't beat middle pair. So basically I never expect to be able to have more than maybe a 30% shot at stealing the blinds.

Still, there's some tiny bit of fold equity, even if it's 30%, and I need to use it while I can. So I made the right call. Thanks, I feel much better now.

What about suited hands or connectors? They seem like longshots to push with, and that A-small or K-small is far preferable heads-up and all-in. Right?