Raymer and BIG STACK poker...

[bobby rooney]

So if a much smaller stack goes allin, do you just muck your TT? Heck no, because a small stack will go allin with a wide variety of hands due to the increasing pressure of the blinds. The great thing about weilding the big stack is that you can absorb a couple of losses when trying to knock out a small stack, whereas any loss on the part of a short stack and you are out the door. The ATo call might have been slightly thin, but even AT is still better than a lot of hands a short stack might go with.