razz short handed/final table tourney

[natanayro]

The 2 was my door card. 3 out of the other 4 players had paint BUT I reraised a guy who had a 7 showing. At that point there was a ton of stealing going on and I had been blinding off for what seemed like an eternity. I knew he was going to put me all-in so perhaps you are right that I should have waited for a better spot even if that meant I was going to be ground down another $2000/$3000.

The difference between 4th and 5th was $100 or so even moving up a spot was significant. I probably panicked prematurely.

TY for the comments

[SellingtheDrama]

If there are other short stacks, I tend to play very tight (I define a short stack as someone with less than 5 big bets, since they can get all in or very very close to it in one hand without raises).

I would have waited for a spot where you could open the pot, not a reraise. Reraise generally means he'll call and and won't lay down unless you catch great AND he catches terrible. And you aren't in good shape with two bigger cards, you'll have trouble making much better than a super rough nine or the ten low.

And yes, a razz tournament in the late stages basically is played on 3rd and 4th streets. Not many hands go past that stage, and any that do tend to showdown.