JKo on Bubble - Stars $15+1 turbo

housenuts · #1 10-13-2005, 08:02 PM

it's been 4-handed for a while. everyone is just pushing back and forth and no one is calling. no hands have been shown, and the blinds keep increasing. they are going up to 400/800 within 1 minute.

Is this a hand I can make a stand with? There's a good chance I have the best hand, and if I win there's a good chance I'll win the whole thing. Can I call with this or should I only be playing it if I'm the one pushing?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (4 handed) converter

Button (t2465)
Hero (t3595)
BB (t3640)
UTG (t3800)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button raises to t2415, Hero ?

psyduck · #2 10-13-2005, 08:18 PM

nope, you should fold here.

Bigdaddydvo · #3 10-13-2005, 08:22 PM

I fold but it is close. KJ is a great pushing hand but a very marginal calling one.

Shillx · #4 10-13-2005, 08:28 PM

He has to be pushing like 40% of his hands here in order to call. I would play it safe and fold unless I saw that he was pushing down into the queens and jacks. Since hands haven't been going to SD I would toss it and pick a better spot.

Brad