Live MTT- button raise, anybody call/push here?

[the_doantster]

Nothing really interesting, but i'm still in doubt what was the correct play.

260 field, down to 30, 27 in the money.

Levels just went up to 300-600 100 ante - 8 handed

I'm dealt a A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] in the BB (3400 after posting blinds), folded to button who just moved to the table 10 minutes earlier, no reads, he has about 7000. When the action gets to him he just picks up a stack and sticks it in there, declaring a raise, ends up being 2000, sb folds.

Is this strong enough to push and defend my blind with, or fold and pick a better spot?

[SonofDjugashvili]

This is a tough question. Buy-in? I guess it gets down to the philosophical question - is making the money important to you? You have no FE (unless he is an idiot). In those 10 mins, did he play any hands? If not, I would fold this.

[FlyingCarpet]

My experience, when a player just grabs a bunch of chips an puts them out they usually have the goods.

I fold and look to steal in the next 3 or 4 hands.

Also, what are the other stacks like??

[SonofDjugashvili]

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My experience, when a player just grabs a bunch of chips an puts them out they usually have the goods.

I fold and look to steal in the next 3 or 4 hands.

Also, what are the other stacks like??

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I do that regardless of whether I do or not, but good point. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] My shrug while I do that really seems to scare people.

[levAA]

without any read this is a clear fold for me - too risky that you are dominated - i would much more think of a restealing push with something like 45, 47 ... with a high chance of 2 live-cards if i get called - anyway in this situation you will get called anyway, so back off.
bubble play means discipline - push often but call only with premium cards.

[the_doantster]

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This is a tough question. Buy-in? I guess it gets down to the philosophical question - is making the money important to you? You have no FE (unless he is an idiot). In those 10 mins, did he play any hands? If not, I would fold this.

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It was a 100 buy-in.

Cashing 6th - 27th isn't that important to me, as the money was pretty low for those spots, $160 - $800. Prizes didn't get heavy until 5th on up.

Average chip stacks at my table were 8-9k, with the big stack around 14k.

Well, I called and had about a 35% chance of winning after he flipped 77, I wasn't in too bad of shape, but I really hated myself for my lack of discipline for not folding.

Thanks for the input.