Gus' 6,4 Hearts Call Against Tony G on PAD

[theman]

alright, what you guys think about Gus' call of Tony G on PAD last week?

it was down to the final three (Gus, Ferguson, and Tony G) with Gus as the short stack and Tony G as the chip leader.

Tony G raises with AK and Chris Ferguson folds. Gus looks down at 6,4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and thinks and think. Finally he flat calls!...

To me this was the dumbest/worst played hand I've ever seen. First, that call represented 1/3!!! of Gus' short stack. That's a lot to call off with 6,4 hearts. If he felt Tony G was weak, he should have moved in to take it down before flop (at least have fold equity). By calling there, what was he trying to hit? Sure, if your opponent has a big hand, 6,4 is probably live...And suited connectors are good hands to bust a premium hand with. BUT, the problem is that suited connectors are better played in ring games and with good implied odds. Gus was't going to get paid off that much even if he hit a miracle straight. Most times, he's going to lose that hand.

And what was he TRYING to hit? A lone 6 or 4? ...So you call 1/3 of your stack and hit a lone 6 or 4...now you commit your whole stack and tourney on that? What if Tony G has an overpair...you're dead (and he KNOWS Tony probably won't fold after the flop no matter what hits, because it's so little to call).

So other than a miracle flush/straight, which is statistically not llikely to hit (esp in shorthand versus ring game) and that he won't get good implied odds to bust Tony, AND that Tony won't fold to him post-flop....What value is there in calling Tony's raise with 6,4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] when you're the short stack at the table?

IMO, he should have been more patient, waited for two big cards or a decent hand to move all-in. The 6,4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] showed frustration to me. It seemed like he purposely wanted to suck out and prove himself with those low-equity cards. Gus seems to enjoy doing that to ppl and it work well...IF you're a big stack or even even stacked...but not short stacked.

What did others think of that hand?
-TheMan