Pushing with K8s utg with 6 people left.

Sykes · #1 06-30-2005, 12:03 AM

$10+1

Lv5(75/150), I have T510 and utg and get K8s, there is 5 other people. SB and BB have 2k and 3k each. Everyone else has between 800~1000 (give or take 100).

I pushed and got called by a 1000 guy with AQ and lost the 40/60. My question is:

Is this a standard push? Or should I fold this and hope that my BB hand is better? or that sb will fold to me (he has done once before when it was 50/100 blinds when I had the same stack)? Or hope that my hand will be better than sb's hand if it gets folded to him and he pushes and I have to call? Or call any push/raise in the next hand?

Which is the best play?

lastchance · #2 06-30-2005, 12:09 AM

I think folding is standard, though at a tight table I may push.

xLukex · #3 06-30-2005, 12:44 AM

Well, it's tough to say. Since you have 3.5 BBs and are screwed since you're UTG, I go for it. Plus it doesn't look like a "steal" (If you can even call it that with your stack).

valejo · #4 06-30-2005, 12:53 AM

I'd make this play 75% of the time, at least.

Sykes · #5 06-30-2005, 12:55 AM

But is it mathmatically (sp?) the right play?

Newt_Buggs · #6 06-30-2005, 02:47 AM

am I missing something? Isn't this an autopush? You lose all FE if you fold and you have a decent hand.

microbet · #7 06-30-2005, 02:56 AM

It's mostly a push because you are F'd pretty much no matter what.

In this case I think it helps that the big stacks are in the blinds. It makes it less likely that someone in between is going to want to play.

Sykes · #8 07-01-2005, 01:45 AM

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It's mostly a push because you are F'd pretty much no matter what.

In this case I think it helps that the big stacks are in the blinds. It makes it less likely that someone in between is going to want to play.

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Did you not read where I said that sb had folded to me in bb just 1 orbit earlier? Also FE isn't everying. Am I F'ed? yes. But is this the correct play due to math? What if the 800~1000 person ie in sb and button when i'm bb?

YourFoxyGrandma · #9 07-01-2005, 01:55 AM

With how few chips you have, you're basically looking for the best hand you think you're gonna get before the blinds hit you. K8s seems reasonable.

yabastid · #10 07-01-2005, 01:57 AM

I can't see not pushing.