shortstack pushes in early position 10NL

ragip · #1 10-24-2006, 07:15 PM

Hi,
No hand history but this is more of a general case. I'm UTG+1 with a little more than the buyin ($11). Of the 8 people behind me, 5 have more or less $10 stacks, there's one $20. The table is passive in general but I'm not sure if it matters with so many left to act. UTG is a short stack who has been going back and forth between a $5 and $1 stack, playing pretty randomly, etc. Right now he has about $1.5. He pushes, and I have 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Always fold this?
Thanks for replies.

HumanACtor · #2 10-24-2006, 07:22 PM

Sandwich effect.

I'd raise to $4 and get heads up with him.

ymu · #3 10-24-2006, 07:38 PM

You're at least 50/50 against his range, but if someone else calls, you don't have the odds to play for set value.

Reraise it and get him HU with the blinds as dead money.

ajmargarine · #4 10-24-2006, 08:12 PM

Very easy fold guys. 15bb's from UTG+1 in full ring with 88. Too many players left to act who can wake up with a big hand. Plus, shortie may actually have a better pp now, or have two overs with which you'd be flipping. Easy fold. I'd probably go with TT here, but nothing lower, and maybe AK.

ymu · #5 10-24-2006, 08:23 PM

Ah - for some reason I was thinking it was 6BBs in NL25.

Yes - fold, and stick some more pins into your voodoo doll crafted from the melted chips of a shortstacking donkey.