Re: Hands from the Bellagio ME when in a \"short\" stack
To make a long story short, fold, push, Yuck...ummm...ugh...push, push.
Hand 1:
It's hard for me to believe UTG is messing around there so you're really only beating 77, 88, and the flush draw. He very easily could've limped a big pair UTG and missed his chance to repop it preflop. Also could've flopped a set. You're not so deep into the pot that you're stuck there, and I don't think you have an edge here.
Hand 2: I want to raise, but I can't really do it without going all-in. So I go all-in and hope he calls.
Hand 3: I say push because they certainly have reason to put you on a big pair here. The flop looks like it would miss them more often than not, but if somebody has the balls to call you with one pair here, you can always fall back on the suckout. I don't hate a check/fold or checking to see what develops, but you could have the best hand here, you should have fold equity here, and the pot would look very nice in your stack. All in all, this is a bitch of a decision.
Hand 4: Looks like a pretty standard push.
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