What would you do with this hand?

DMACM · #1 09-02-2005, 02:32 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter

SB (t954)
Hero (t1198)
UTG (t1400)
Button (t4448)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].

1 fold, button push, 1 fold, i thought for a long time but ultimately called

durron597 · #2 09-02-2005, 02:35 PM

Fold.

#3 09-02-2005, 02:35 PM

I would insta-call...you could almost call any2 but in this case you are likely ahead. You won't survive another orbit anyway.

#4 09-02-2005, 02:41 PM

A crying call.

EnderFFX · #5 09-02-2005, 02:43 PM

Geeze thats a tough one ummm. Hmm well lets figure this out. SB is down to 754, you are down to 798. You have two choices.

If you call, fate decides it: Not a horrible hand to call on.

If you fold then you have some options down the road.
You can't blind down to third. SB can can wait you out.

If it is folded to you next you can push any two against the UTG (will be BB then) You'll have just under 2 BB but he is in a weakened chip position as well so he may not call.

Push any A, any K, any pair, any two broadway.

Judging by the situation I'd call. With all being said and equal, it looks like you are 4th in a 4 man race within site of the finish line.

One other thing, if the next hand, blinds go up to 500, then you have to call. You will have no fold equity against UTG because he will only have to put around 1/2 BB to call you.