All-In Raise from Shortstack

[Bauertson]

Hello

I don't when I should call a All-In-Raise Preflop from a Shortstacker (20BB). Can you help me with a range of Startinghands which a call is good.

A) The SSS make a open-raise-All-In
B) The SSS make a All-In-raise after a lot of limpers

Thank you very much
Bauertson

[CaptVimes]

Not all shortstackers are created equal. This is too general a question.

[mmctrab]

You really need a read on the shortstacker to be able to answer this, because not all shortstackers play the strategy properly. In NLHTAP Sklansky talks about a preflop range of AA-77, AK and AQ for using a shortstack strategy, but that doesn't mean a shortstacker is actually going to be in that range.