Hand one is interesting, and is the only hand of the 3 that really requires thought, IMHO.

Button scares me. A raise to 3x BB on the bubble in a $22 game means one of 2 things:

a) I am a terrible player, and will fold to an all in
b) I am trying to make you push all in so I can show down my monster

Of the 2, I think b is more likely. You have to think in buttons shoes. and in order to do that you must have a read on him. Has he been playing other hands like this? If his standard is to push, this is an easy fold. If his standard is 3x BB no matter what the blinds are, then it may be a push. If you were in his shoes (which you almost never should be) what would you be holding to make such a play? What is going on in his head?

4 handed ATs is a strong hand, and I have a love/hate feeling for folding here. This is a push/fold situation since you will be risking more than 40% of your stack. You really need a good read to push here. If button is a donk, with no clue how to play the bubble, this is an easy push.

You need a good read here to make a good decision. With no reads I would fold this hand, simply because it appears they want a call.


Hands 2 and 3 are both auto-pushes in my game (for the most part). However keep in mind that there is no set rule that you have to push these. There are times that some of my "auto-push" hands are worth folding. I recommmend really think (out loud if need be) about every decision you make at the table , and you should have at least 2 good reasons why you are making a play before you make it. "Because X from 2+2 told me to", is not a reason by the way [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]