committed to 99

[MRBAA]

Playing the short stack in a 6-handed 1/2 blind n/l. I've got $35, everyone else has me way covered. I get 99 utg and raise to $15 folded to the button, a loose gambling sort, but competent, knows I'm tight but puts me all in anyway. Getting about 5-2, I auto call.

How'd I play it?

[gulebjorn]

Is there a reason you're sitting there with 17 BB's?

Not much else you can do with this... once you enter a hand, you're committed.

[guaranteedBluff]

depends on your read. has he been pushing like this a lot? I do think, that I would've folded. At best (for you) he has two overs and you're only a slight favorite. Chances he has a low pair aren't good. I don't think you win this pot 2/7 times bc of the chance of an overpair for him. I fold w/o a good read.

[swolfe]

i'd limp-push...

actually, i'd throw a couple B. Franklins down and play poker.

[gulebjorn]

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depends on your read. has he been pushing like this a lot? I do think, that I would've folded. At best (for you) he has two overs and you're only a slight favorite. Chances he has a low pair aren't good. I don't think you win this pot 2/7 times bc of the chance of an overpair for him. I fold w/o a good read.

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Actually, at best, he has two undercards. Or a smaller pair. Or an overcard and an undercard. You can't fold to that raise, read or no read.

[guaranteedBluff]

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Or a smaller pair. Or an overcard and an undercard.

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unlikely he reraises with either of these hands. I do agree (despite my previous post) that with the odds this is probably a call, but I think its less definitive than you imply.

[MRBAA]

I think given the stack size and the pot size, the call of the raise is pretty clear cut. Sometimes he has an overpair and I'm a 4-1 dog. But he might well play 55-88 this way, too (remember, he knows my stack size). And he'd almost certainly play AK and even maybe AQ/AJ/ATs this way.

I generally play the small stack and try to play strong hands for as much as I think will get called preflop, then get the rest in on the flop if I think there's a good chance I'm ahead.

[bingledork]

You knew full well when you bet half your stack that you're calling a push. I hate shortstacks.

[MRBAA]

I'm sorry Lennon, but this is just a useless post.

[guaranteedBluff]

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actually, i'd throw a couple B. Franklins down and play poker.

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