Donkey Test

[Dog Boy]

I call for the following reasons.

1. CO has 5x BB and position. As he moves closer to the BB his fold equity decreases. His condition is such that I believe he will be playing ATC. Even if he is playing J-2 or better I will still call because

2. It is only another 8,000 to call - a small percentage of my stack. I expect I will have live cards.

3. If the other players think I will use my stack to gamble with them, and potentially knock them out, it will affect how they play. They may tighten up and wait for a spot leaving me to steal more blinds while their stacks shrink to a level where I don't mind racing against an all-in.

If I maintain pressure on the shorter stacks, it is to my advantage. I believe this plays into the meta game.