Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

What reasons do I have to call or fold here? No reads on Villain at this time.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t10000 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB (t178824)
Hero (t417562)
UTG (t408494)
UTG+1 (t136112)
MP1 (t119062)
MP2 (t222707)
MP3 (t239675)
CO (t379183)
Button : Villain (t119386)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button : Villain raises to t118386</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero?

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

if you have no reads, then i would fold if i were you

but personally, i would call since that looks like a typical button steal and my ace is good ...plus, he is relatively short stacked

also good for your image, lets people know not to be stealing your blinds in the future since you might call them with a marginal hand =p

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

I think I call here. He's pushing pretty wide with 11 BBs on the button.

Let's take it a step further past that brilliant analysis of mine...what should your calling range be here? How is it affected (if at all) by the fact that you have the 2nd largest stack directly to your left? (not necessarily in this particular hand, but in terms of table dynamics in general)

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

mhmm...when he is on the button with a low M...i think his range of the cards he plays is much bigger... perhaps its a call or a fold for me... I can't say it. but only this, i think he tends to play weaker cards.
other meanings?

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

quatro, what range of hands do you think he will be pushing with?

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

perhaps something like ace-x(where the x is a 5 or something like this) is enough for him to steal. but when u think: how many aces are better then ur ace nine. there is AT, AJ AQ, AK.
but u beat A8, A7, A6, A5 and perhaps he want to steal with A4. perhaps he has got something like small suited connectors? why not 89s? JTs?

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

Why not 92o...I think he's pushing any 2. Call all day long...

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

I think shooter is close in terms of As, and I think obviously a lot wider like he says. I don't have poker stove on this computer, but would a pushing range of top 35-40% be too much to expect here from an unknown?

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

Antes of 1000 mean his m is &lt;5 which means A9o shapes up well enough against his range to call i think. {e.g. if he pushes what pokerstove says is top 20% it's a call}. But it's close.

Re: Towards the end of a Stars $3.30+R...is this a call or a fold?
 

I call here with your chip stack and his position.