PCA DSO Hand - 5 left - Do I make the call?

[Lloyd]

Final table of the PokerStars Double Shootout. We're down to the final 5. Winner gets the $12k package. 2nd and 3rd get $650. 4th gets $65. Play has tightened up. The two larger stacks aren't getting into big battles. The shorter ones also seem to be waiting for something to happen. I haven't had much resistance when I've opened pots and I believe I'm the best player left.

UTG: t1180
MP: t6275
Hero: t1310
SB: t4145
BB: t590

Blinds 50/100

UTG pushes t1180. I'm positive this is not a steal and he has some sort of real hand. I cannot remember the last time he opened UTG. MP folds and it's on me.

What range of hands would you call with?

The cards you are holding are a factor here....

[rockythecat99]

Hmmm what do you have?

[Firefly]

I'd call with AK, JJ+.
It's kind of better not knowing your cards :P.

[rockythecat99]

Well yeah obviously you call with that. But what does hero have?

[Lloyd]

To rephrase the question, what range of hands should I call here with?

[rockythecat99]

JJ-AA,AK like someone already pointed out.

[Sam T.]

Way out of my league, but I'll take a stab.

One factor you don't mention is when the blinds will go up. (And I can't remember if they are going to 75/150 or 100/200.) The sooner and the steeper the blinds will increase, the wider my calling range becomes.

I'm assuming that you don't much care about the $65, or even the $650? For first you need chips, and can't wait around for Aces. It's great that you are the best player at the table, but you need chips to play that way. I'll widen my calling out to: 88+, AJ+, but I'd rather have the 88.

[bennies]

99+, AQ(s)+

go for gold

[Exitonly]

I think i'd be calling w/ TT+, AJs+.

i don't have time to pokerstove that against his probably range, but those hands 'feel' right.

It's shorthanded, and your stack and his stack aren't deep, and for all intensive purposes it's winner take all.