Hypothetical short stack decision late in tourney...

[JohnG]

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Why must he have a better ace here?

Now I think if you or I are UTG, I'm going to have a great deal of respect for the bet.

But the average internet monkey can have a lot of hands here. like A5s. Or pocket 5's.

When you include those I think you're actually pretty close to decent pot equity, but the overriding factor is your in a tough spot chip wise, and I think its a reasonable gamble, even if the pot isn't laying proper odds.

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Given that range, I would push with the A9s. But that would not be the range I would put the typical player on. But I don't know online that well anymore. On a typical range, I would fold the A9s.