5-handed decision with 88 (22's)

[ClaytonN]

***** Hand History for Game 2436216740 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14322581 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Thursday, July 28, 00:21:17 EDT 2005
Table Table 13864 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 3: Toby3737 ( $2260 )
Seat 5: Numanovic ( $2020 )
Seat 6: steffyou ( $1025 )
Seat 7: bmx_reed36 ( $585 )
Seat 8: Dumb_Girl ( $2110 )
Trny:14322581 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Numanovic [ 8s 8h ]
bmx_reed36 is all-In [585]
Dumb_Girl folds.
Toby3737 folds.

What to do? BB is read as tightish and not overly aggressive, and the all-in player is somewhat active and loose but not too aggro.

[pearljam]

fold, no reason to get involved this early with your stack when you have such a marginal hand against a push.

[lastchance]

I think Villain's limping the hands you have dominated.

Fold.

[Mr_J]

"I think Villain's limping the hands you have dominated."

I disagree. Up until lately $22s were my main game, and a shortstack willing be pushing most hands they play here.

[bluefeet]

yes, but his 'odds' of exploiting 500 chips in the next couple orbits with his stack intact, are better than the potential coin-flip - even against a 'weak' Q9o

[Mr_J]

"yes, but his 'odds' of exploiting 500 chips in the next couple orbits with his stack intact, are better than the potential coin-flip - even against a 'weak' Q9o"

Not saying whether it's good to fold or push here, I'm just saying most shortstacks won't be limping.

But I do think this is +ev. Shortie is desperate and needs to play catchup. I think he pushing anything mildly attractive, weak aces, 2 broadway, low PPs etc. I think he pushes wide enough for +ev for a push. you also get 3:2.

I would definately push TT here, and probally 99. 88 to me sounds close but my sng math is pretty far off these days (I took time off and have gone back to my 'feel' style).

Gotta get eastbays tool.

[ClaytonN]

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weak aces

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ding

[Isura]

I think I need TT here.

[ClaytonN]

I thought it was close, but it appears I was leaning the wrong way. Thanks 4 advice.

[bluefeet]

a very 'general' bubble rule for myself regarding gray areas:

....pushable? push.
....call'able? fold.