can you call this?

[DougBrennan]

Che,

Interesting problem, and some well-thought-out replies.

Here's my take, for what it's worth.

Even I would be hesitant to call here, and you know what that takes. I think that KJ has a good chance of being ahead here, but with no folding equity and considering what kind of trouble you're buying for yourself if you're behind, well, I'd pass this call, under the banner of "Waiting for a Better Opportunity."

I'd be most interested in how the live, big-money pro types would respond to this. I have a feeling that (like the suited J8 in the BB thread of a few months ago) their opinion might well range more towards "it's way too weak-tight not to call here."

I thought the problem was interesting because my intial reaction was fold, fold, fold, fold, fold. But the more I thought about ranges of hands that would make the all-in bet, the better KJ looked. I still advocate folding, but not as strongly, and I would certainly listen attentively to well-reasoned counter-advice.

Doug