6.50 Stars Would you call this?

[cougar62]

No real read on villian. I'm getting almost 3-1, but it costs me almost 20% of my stack to call. Still think I gotta call ATC here.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t1270)
SB (t4250)
Hero (t2055)
UTG (t5435)
MP (t490)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to t490</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t290.

Final Pot: t1080

Edit: Removed rest of hand

[darks]

i think i'd call also...only 290more...

From Ferguson's Playing through 110$ SNG, hand 55:
Hand 55: This hand I was dealt Ah 9c (3,370) in the big blind. Bvelez123 (610) went all in UTG with big blind 400. Everyone folded and I called from the big blind. He showed Js Ts and the board came Kc 6s 3c 3d Kd and I was up to 4,180 chips.

Commentary: Super easy call here. We are calling 210 into a 1420 pot, so we’re getting almost 6-1. We literally cannot fold any 2 cards here, and if Full Tilt messed up and only dealt me 1 card, and it was a 2, I would still call.


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edited: http://www.twoplustwo.com/magazine/c...guson0607.html &lt;- URL to article from Ferguson...

[RexWoo]

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[Sharagoz]

Its a clear call.
If you have better than 2:1 because of your big blind already in, then you call with any two cards.

[CheeseMoney]

Instacall.

[The Bubbler]

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Its a clear call.
If you have better than 2:1 because of your big blind already in, then you call with any two cards.

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Note that if you get exactly 2:1 and he has a let's say 40% hand, you still have to fold crap hands or you're making a -EV call. If you have an ICM tool, it's a good thing to experiment a bit on this.

Adaption for this particular hand: make his stack 700 and a 40% push range, then you have to call 500 (500 to pot 1000), which is below 0 EV if you're calling with a less than 60% hand...