Trickier Sit N Go Question

[David Sklansky]

Four good players left. Two have large stacks. 300-600 blinds. Big blind has 100 behind him (700 total). UTG folds. You are on button with 1100 and have KJ offsuit. Call, raise or fold?

[Rotting]

I raise all-in here. Call gets you nowhere, if SB is gonna play--the rest of your money is getting in. You don't fold as you're only due one more free hand before being in "obligatory push mode" anyway.

[Phanekim]

1) Call. More options yet still putting some pressure on sb to raise if he has anything. In short, you don't give up your ability to act behind the bb.

[freemoney]

call im too lazy to write it out but call.

[LandonM]

With those circumstances (stack and blind levels), all in.
At that point, it isn't like you can afford to put in a 600 BB call but then "fold" to a reraise, so I'd much rather push it up front with the chance that I will at least get the blinds in a walk (which itself is almost a double-up). If I get called, at least I have K/J, which is likely live with an over to a player who would be inclined to call with a weak ace.

If there is a dominating ace or PP behind me, that's poker. But 4 handed, those blinds, a stack that size with a folder ahead of me, K/J is all in- and more times than not will be good.

As another poster said... You only have one hand before the blinds decide your fate- I'd much rather go with K/J than (r)/(r) when I catch the BB.

[blackize]

Call.

If you push and the SB calls then the BB can fold leaving himself with 100 chips and hope you lose. If you just call, the SB pushes, the BB is much more likely to call. Even if the BB folds in that 2nd scenario, he still has fewer chips and is forced all in next hand just like you are. The chances of knocking out the BB increase significantly which is all we really want.

[MEJG2]

Easy Fold. Let the BB do the work and your ITM. If SB folds, push ATC into big stack.

[Phanekim]

yes. I was too lazy to write this. but this is most correct answer imho.

[ALawPoker]

I like calling. Folding isn't terrible. Raising is really the only bad option (because calling is clearly a little better).

The funny thing about this situation, and a lot of situations in poker, is that it takes a lot of skill to make the right decision, yet the difference is small enough that it goes relatively unrewarded. Doesn't seem fair, heh.

[51cards]

Call.

If the SB pushes and the BB folds then you fold leaving yourself 500 and the BB only 100 which he has to post blind next hand. If SB pushes and BB calls then you call. If the SB folds and the BB raises 100 obviously call.