Folding 88 here? ($16)

JOHANSON YO · #1 10-26-2007, 08:10 PM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

BB (t2880)
UTG (t3565)
MP1 (t1315)
Hero (t1385)
CO (t1845)
Button (t1365)
SB (t1145)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero folds?

both BB and SB are calling stations, I don't know what I should be doing here. I obv don't wanna take a race this early and am not gonna see too many flops where I'm ecstatic about cbeting.

Slim Pickens · #2 10-26-2007, 08:23 PM

T'aint nuthin wrong with pushin'.

JacJacAtk · #3 10-26-2007, 08:24 PM

Shoving is unexploitable.

Jennifear · #4 10-27-2007, 12:15 AM

Shoving beats folding here for sure.

drzen · #5 10-27-2007, 12:26 AM

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Shoving beats folding here for sure.

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Does it beat raising though? How do I decide?

DanJM · #6 10-27-2007, 01:27 AM

By knowing if there calling stations or not. You said above that they are so one of them will call your raise and then your going to have to CBet the flop w/ most likely an overcard, which one do you want to do is up to you. I like shoving pre tho

mihs · #7 10-27-2007, 05:48 AM

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Shoving beats folding here for sure.

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Does it beat raising though? How do I decide?

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shoving beats raising i'd say. if you raise youre gonna raise at least 1/3ish your stack so youre more than likely going to be gimped if you decide to fold a nasty flop. plus calling range should be a lot less for a shove than a standard raise thus giving you a better chance at just taking down blinds. unless they are really terrible calling stations.

bwiii · #8 10-27-2007, 06:05 AM

With these chips stack sizes this is an insta-push. It's not early and you need chips. You don't want to wait til the blinds are 100/200 and you have no FE. Push and hope a worst hand calls you. This is not a race situation.