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Hmm, I don't know if I would push here for a couple of reasons. Most of the time, big stacks is going to be very conservative and let one of the little guys knock the other out before going any further, and you're second big stack. There really isn't a reason for the rich to eat the rich here and push one of you out of the money.

I would almost assure that big stacks has a pocket pair of some sort, which means you're either looking at a flip or being dominated. Why risk your chips on that? He's taking a calculated risk right now because of small stacks that could call him. Ask yourself what he is raising like this with, what could it be? Is he doing it with AQ? AJ? A10? Suited connector? Is this guy the type that will raise 3 times on those starter hands? Because those starter hands are the only ones that he will raise with and you will "dominate." Anything else is a flip or a split or you're dominated.

Most likely you're getting a flip out of this, which is great for big stacks because it gives him a huge chance to take you out of the tourney (with no money), and if he loses, he still isn't out. Do you want to play a flip?

In the second scenario, I would push and hope for a flip or getting lucky. The second one has you in dire straights and you need to do something to get that money up to a decent level. Push it, now is the time.




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