stars 20$ MTT situation

[M.B.E.]

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The shorty could be pushing with any PP or any ace. JJ is not a hand you want multi action, so pushing and isolating is a good play.

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I'm not so sure about that, considering this is a $20 tournament and the players can be expected to be rather poor. In a situation where the players remaining to act are better, then I agree with reraising to isolate since the remaining players would usually fold AK and AQ. But here, if you reraise all-in, you'll probably be called by AK (and even AQ, as happened here). But they'll probably fold small pocket pairs and other hands (like AT) that you are a huge favourite over.

Against weak opposition like this, my feeling is that it's better to smoothcall, hoping that someone behind you comes along with 77 or A3s or whatever. Of course you then have to call if one player behind you reraises.