Live Tourney - Atlantic City - Line Check

[Kostas]

Live MTT - Showboat Atlantic City - $65 Buy-In with no rebuys or add-ons

I apologize for no hand history, but it was a live tournament last night.

We're in the 3rd hour and down to 2 tables. I've played a very solid tournament so far and have not needed to suckout against anybody. I'm the chip leader at my table and people are starting to get desperate.

I'm on the button with around t40k.

Blinds are 600/1200 with no ante, next level is 800/1600.

I just recently moved to this table to so I don't have reads on most of the players.

Every folds to the cut-off who goes all-in for t4000. I'm putting him on two face cards or a weak ace.

I look down and see 9[d]9[c].

Small blind has about t10k and the Big Blind has about t20k.

Do you just call here and see what the blinds do or should I shove to isolate the cut-off and push them out?

[MonkeyButler]

Well - the villain's range is VERY wide given how short he is - I would isolate raise b/c by calling you're giving the SB and BB tremendous odds and will make your hand very hard to play after the flop. Re-raise probably AI to isolate and hope those 9s hold up.

[wylies]

This is a push. Villian's range is huge here so we're likely ahead.

The SB is irrelevant. If you call he's either folding or pushing and you're calling his push so either option doesn't matter.

Calling gives the BB options to either squeeze (which puts you in a tight spot) or call (thinking you'll likely check it down without a hand). Both situations can be avoided by just ISO pushing.

[Kostas]

Ok just checking. That's what I did and the BB called and flipped over AA and took over half my stack. I was pretty sure the play I made was correct, but afterwards (in hind-sight) it seemed as if a call might have been the better play allowing me to fold to a push from one of the blinds. But I guess a call-fold would be a bit spewy.

Thanks guys.

[LSgambler]

You made the right play, just bad timing. CO should be pushing pretty much ATC. Players behind dont have that many chips, so insta isolate shove.

[henrikjs]

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You made the right play

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