Step 4 Satellite Hand # 2

[Prickly Pete]

Again, 10 handed, 8 get a seat. Blinds are 300-600 and shouldn't go up before I get them (despite the stalling going on.) Assuming that, MP1, SB, BB, then me are next in line to have to play a hand to stay alive. I should also say that the big stacks have been very tentative. Open raising occasionally and generally not calling small stack raises.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (10 handed) converter

Button (t4660)
SB (t660)
BB (t950)
UTG (t4335)
UTG+1 (t1435)
UTG+2 (t1995)
MP1 (t650)
Hero (t955)
MP3 (t2040)
CO (t2320)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, Hero ???

[Marcotte]

Push and hope you don't get called.

[notsosmart]

I can see why it's a tough one to push though, because with SB and BB being the other small stacks they could very well call with any type of an overcard hand.

However, who knows if you will have a better hand to push with if two are not eliminated by the time the blinds get to you.....I'd probably push as well.

Looking forward to some other opinions on this one.

[unfrgvn]

I have to agree with Marcotte, push and hope. It looks to me like you are going to have to double up to get a seat. Maybe that KQ in the BB will call and miss.

[Prickly Pete]

Thanks for the input. I folded and didn't like the play. It ended up folding around the table. I got lucky and got a seat when nobody raised my next BB, but I think I'm better off raising in this spot.