[schwza]

this is a pretty gross spot. i think i'd fold although i'm not at all sure that's right. if you push you're going to wind up playing a 3-way pot a lot of the time where you need to scoop to avoid bubbling. calling might be right and i'd be curious to see what people have to say about it, but i still hate to risk busting here.

if you fold, there are three likely scenarios:

- sb folds flop. i think this is actually pretty likely. then you have a 1k lead on sb and a small lead on button. excellent chance to cash.

- sb busts. obviously awesome.

- sb doubles up. utg is down to 1k and is pc'ed in the bb next hand.

so as long as they don't chop, you're going to be in pretty good shape if you fold. the obvious other side to this argument is that getting your chips in probably as a favorite in a 3-way pot with big pot odds is hard to pass up.