Two pre-flop situations at the $10's

[ejstefl]

Hand 1:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) converter

MP (t1660)
CO (t2375)
Button (t880)
SB (t650)
Hero (t1105)
UTG (t1330)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t250</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls t250, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero...

Hand 2:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (5 handed) converter

SB (t3020)
BB (t2410)
UTG (t520)
Hero (t825)
Button (t1225)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero...

I assume these are both pushes, but want to make sure.

[bluefeet]

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I assume these are both pushes

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Yup.

#1 - stop&amp;go could be an option, but not 3-way - push &amp; hope to get HU with one of them
#2 - a blessing from god considering your situation (throw in a long pause for good measure, get the A4 to call you [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])

[kyro]

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I assume these are both pushes, but want to make sure.

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Good assumption.

[lastchance]

Push both.