Curtains Hand #1 (1C5)- Bubble play

[1C5]

Fold, push PF, call and see flop, or a stop and go no matter what cards?

Your play?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

SB (t3263)
Hero (t1020)
UTG (t2618)
Button (t3099)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t400</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero ?

[Scuba Chuck]

Other than normal bubble play, has bigstack been bullying? Or, rather, has he been playing very tight?

[1C5]

Average, nothing to stand out while 8 tabling.

[KingDan]

I push. I hate the stop and go with an ace.

[Scuba Chuck]

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Average, nothing to stand out while 8 tabling.

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Does he normally steal with small bets like this?

[ChoicestHops]

Push it. You're the short stack in the BB with an above marginal hand to defend a steal.

[J-Lo]

more importantly is, why didn't SB come over the top?

[EnderFFX]

If there is nothing that stands out, then odds are I'm pushing. I play the $10's/$20's though.

[curtains]

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more importantly is, why didn't SB come over the top?

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The strategy of just coming over the top of anyone who has less chips than you on the bubble, is very overrated. I wouldn't raise without a good hand as the SB...the risk is too high in a world where people may call with something like 55.

[curtains]

Btw I will only chime in with my final opinion once no one has responded for an hour OR if the thread has been posted for 24 hours.