shortstack pushes in early position 10NL

[ragip]

Hi,
No hand history but this is more of a general case. I'm UTG+1 with a little more than the buyin ($11). Of the 8 people behind me, 5 have more or less $10 stacks, there's one $20. The table is passive in general but I'm not sure if it matters with so many left to act. UTG is a short stack who has been going back and forth between a $5 and $1 stack, playing pretty randomly, etc. Right now he has about $1.5. He pushes, and I have 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif8/images/graemlins/heart.gif. Always fold this?
Thanks for replies.

[HumanACtor]

Sandwich effect.

I'd raise to $4 and get heads up with him.

[ymu]

You're at least 50/50 against his range, but if someone else calls, you don't have the odds to play for set value.

Reraise it and get him HU with the blinds as dead money.

[ajmargarine]

Very easy fold guys. 15bb's from UTG+1 in full ring with 88. Too many players left to act who can wake up with a big hand. Plus, shortie may actually have a better pp now, or have two overs with which you'd be flipping. Easy fold. I'd probably go with TT here, but nothing lower, and maybe AK.

[ymu]

Ah - for some reason I was thinking it was 6BBs in NL25.

Yes - fold, and stick some more pins into your voodoo doll crafted from the melted chips of a shortstacking donkey.