$100 Party SNG, on bubble, all-in calling requirements

[viennagreen]

I'd like some feedback on hand requirements for a bubble situation in the $100 Party SNGs.

Assume:
Hero on Button: T2000
SB:T2500
BB:T3500
UTG:T2000

Blinds are 300/600

All are solid players (except, perhaps, the Hero). UTG raises all-in. What do you call with?

Earlier this evening the situation arose, I had AKo, auto-called-- lost against a QQ. Normally I would also call AQs... and seriously consider AJs... PPs as low as JJ... should I be tighter or looser?

[adanthar]

At the 50's, I'd call AT+, JJ, maybe TT. If I know the SB/BB will fold I'd add A9, maybe KQ-KJ and 99.

Folding AQ/AJ is far too tight even to a UTG all in, unless you know he wouldn't do this without a monster. He only has 3 BB and loses folding equity on the next hand; he's right to do this with K2o.

[viennagreen]

ahh-- this raises another question...

in the UTG's position, you would push with K2o?

I have much looser pushing standards than calling ones, but as UTG, I would push any ace, any pair, K9+, QT+

so, is that too tight as well?

[adanthar]

Depends on the tightness of the others, but I've pushed Qxs, J9s-98s, etc. in similar spots.

If the BB is tight enough to ignore pot odds here you should be pushing a lot of hands, since if you fold the next hand you can't steal any more.

[tigerite]

Yes, as always it depends, but more often than not I would push here, depends how big the blinds are in relation to big stack obviously, but you can 'even' get away with this occasionally even if your stack wouldn't make much of a dent in the BB's.

[viennagreen]

how do your requirements change if instead of 300/600, the blinds are 150/300?

[tigerite]

A heck of a lot, because then I have more room to manoeuvre and wait for a better hand. I'm also risking more to win less.