Final table, Bay 101, isolation raise.......with 55 !?!.....

[doggin]

I did'nt know where the hell to post this but the MTT forums
seems appropriate.

Phil Gordons wonderful Expert Insight DVD. This is the best
thing I've ever bought on a NL tourney, but it focuses on
final table play and Phil's thought process which is
extremely educational.

This one is tearing me up though:

Phil is UTG+1 while Butch is UTG. Butch comes in for a
20K raise while blinds are 3/6K. Butch has a big stack
and Phil has plenty of chips to play winning poker.
Butch has been raising and playing just about any 2 cards.
Phil wants to get heads up with Butch in this hand and
the fact Phil has position on Butch, Phil looks down and
sees 55, he says this is a perfect situation to get HU
with Butch so he puts in a 40K isolation raise hoping
everyone else folds and Butch will just call.

55 !?!, hell if Butch has any hand at all the best Phil
could be is a 55% favorite, and Butch has enough stack to
break Phil, so why so gung-ho to get it in with 55?

Small PP are so damned vulnerable.

Thoughts? Thanks