15 left FTP 5k guarantee Button with 99

[xsizzurpx]

The villain in this hand had been using his big stack pretty well being fairly aggressive is this an easy push or wait for a better time?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t800/t1600
(Ante: t200)
7 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t53188
UTG+1: t7472
MP1: t56530
CO: t35331
Hero: t16127
SB: t7375
BB: t12580

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to t3200</font>, 3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises all-in t15927</font>,

[Jake M.]

I don't mind this play. You may be able to get him to lay down a hand like AQ if he is the type of player that doesn't want to race away his chips, "looking for a better spot". In these late stages of the tournament, I like pushing here with 99. There is so much fold equity here. Gotta be willing to gamble at some point and this is a great spot to pick up some chips. If he folds, your stack is now at 23000. This is a great spot to try and add a good percentage of chips to your stack. Another thing to consider too is that you're doing ok in chips but there are other guys who have more chips than you so if you wanna make a push for the final table, let alone winning the whole thing, you'll have to take some chances like the one presented to you.

[erc007]

This is close, but I'm leaning towards a fold. I don't think that you have that much FE, he is mini-rasing from UTG and he's getting 2 to 1 from your shove. What could he possibly be folding here? Plus the fact that he's a big stack and he should be defending his open raises, esp from EP.

I'd fold, esp if stealing from LP is easy st this table.

[shaundeeb]

anyone who folds here isn't a winning tourney player.

[kniper]

utg should never be folding this. but you gotta push with your stack

[mikeJ]

I am only shoving AA here. Does that make me a losing player?
























Naw, you gotta shove 99.

[erc007]

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anyone who folds here isn't a winning tourney player.

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Lol...well put...but since I am here to improve...you're shoving here b/c u are ahead of his range...not b/c of any FE...right?

[Soulman]

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anyone who folds here isn't a winning tourney player.

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Lol...well put...but since I am here to improve...you're shoving here b/c u are ahead of his range...not b/c of any FE...right?

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That's right sugah pie.

[erc007]

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anyone who folds here isn't a winning tourney player.

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Lol...well put...but since I am here to improve...you're shoving here b/c u are ahead of his range...not b/c of any FE...right?

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That's right sugah pie.

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TY...and (shaun) pls excuse me if i overlooked the prerequisite (of being a winning MTT player) and replied out-of-line [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[xsizzurpx]

Okay yea I shoved and the SB woke up with JJ and called UTG folded but said he had KJ.