NL5 - short stack shoves

[Chxdgt]

Villain hasn't been at the table very long, but he's done this several times in the past dozen or so hands - each time prior to this everyone backed down.

I would prefer to call him with a better hand, but given the way he's been playing I figured I was ahead of his range.

I run into players like this periodically at these limits... do you find these guys at higher stakes tables?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB ($8.67)
BB ($5.28)
UTG ($1.58)
Hero ($12.39)
CO ($3.31)
Button ($3.10)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $3.31</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls $3.11.

Flop: ($6.69) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: ($6.69) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: ($6.69) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: $6.69

[china_hard]

He has 66bb, so isn't that much of a short stack that you can call rally light, however if he's done this several times in 12 hands or so then AJs is pretty fair to call with usually.

[Chxdgt]

I guess I've been playing 5NL for too long [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Stars lets you buy in for 200BB at this limit, so 66BB looks like a short stack to me [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[molotom]

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I guess I've been playing 5NL for too long [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Stars lets you buy in for 200BB at this limit, so 66BB looks like a short stack to me [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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For considerations like these, I think it's the size of the stack in BB that is important, rather than the size of the stack relative to others at the table. For example, if everyone at the table has 200bb you can easily fold QQ pre-flop. If everyone had 20bb you'd be crazy to. It's because the blinds set the stage for the hand - if there were no blinds then in theory you should only ever play AA... as the blinds increase in size relative to stacks then you loosen up (like in the end stages of a tournament).

Of course, if the villain has been doing this frequently then all this more or less goes out the window, if you are confident you're ahead of his range then go for it. Some people do go on pre-flop shovetilt so it's worth looking out for.