$22: 77 push after minimum raise?

[splashpot]

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Of course you fold 72o UTG with 5BBs. I frequently let the blinds hit me at 50/100 with 600ish left, it's not the end of the world. You can find a hand in the BB, open push from the SB or open push from the button/CO if you get the chance and I'd take an any two push from the SB/Button/CO here over facing down a raise with 77, I think. I think I play differently in these spots than most people though, but I have really good results with short stacks.

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I'll keep this in mind.

[jeffraider]

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***** Hand History for Game 2731698564 *****
100/200 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 15841324) - Sun Sep 18 03:22:48 EDT 2005
Table Table 14282 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 2: Darwin2k (1190)
Seat 3: jgravmod (520)
Seat 4: Stapoopski (550)
Seat 5: Marbz (2368)
Seat 8: bep88 (1820)
Seat 9: poobeard123 (967)
Seat 10: Hero (585)
Stapoopski posts small blind (50)
Marbz posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero[ 7s, 7c ]
bep88 folds.
poobeard123 raises (225) to 225
Hero???

I was gonna push here if it got folded to me, now that this guy puts a mini raise do I still push here?

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I think you fold here if the blinds can run through you without going up. If the blinds go up before then run through you, then I think this needs to become a push.

585 - 150 = 435, a little over 4 BB, some fold equity
585 - 225 = 360, a little over 2.5 BB, little fold equity

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That's a really good point, and one I hadn't considered. Hmmmmm. I think you may be right here, I was thinking that being left with 4BB was good stuff, but 2.5 BB is getting into "Ah [censored] it I'm all-in" zone. I agree here, and honestly, looking at when the blinds move up is something I rarely do so thank you for giving me something to try to improve on in my sets today.

PS I read your blog good luck going pro!

[chipolino]

I folded here just(for the reasons you gave) the blinds weren't going up just yet. I definatelly would have pushed if the blinds were hitting me with 75/150. But 435 is just enough folding equity (not much) for me to wait for a better spot. Moreover, I knew if I pushed here I was definatelly getting called by the mini-raiser and at this stage I don't wanna get called, I wanna STEAL! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Good reply man.