PP 11 Bubble hand w/ A8o UTG

[Barrett's Last Privateer]

Folks,

Given the SB here has under 2BB after posting, what is my line?

Do I have enough (any?) FE to push a pretty average hand, given that if dominated I'm going to be called?

This is from a few days ago, so I can't actually remember what I thought about the other players at the time, but it didn't strike me as being atypical for a PP11

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t500 (4 handed) converter

SB (t1105)
BB (t2585)
UTG (t2670)
Hero (t1640)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero ?

Thanks,

BLP

[mcpherzen]

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Folks,

Given the SB here has under 2BB after posting, what is my line?

Do I have enough (any?) FE to push a pretty average hand, given that if dominated I'm going to be called?

This is from a few days ago, so I can't actually remember what I thought about the other players at the time, but it didn't strike me as being atypical for a PP11

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t500 (4 handed) converter

SB (t1105)
BB (t2585)
UTG (t2670)
Hero (t1640)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero ?

Thanks,

BLP

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Clear push...play to win. 4-handed with one folder to you, your hand rates to be the best on the table.

UTG (big stack #1) folded. SB (small stack) will fold many hands since he's hoping BB calls and breaks you. BB (big stack #2) will fold many hands so as not to put his co-chip lead in jeopardy. Yes, all dominating hands will call you, but it just isn't real likely that those hands are out against you here.

--zen