60s awkward bubble hand against laggy fish

[braminc]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t250/t500
4 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t3190
Button: t8245
SB: t275
hero: t1790

Pre-flop: (4 players) hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to t1000</font>, Button folds, <font color="#cc0000">SB calls all-in t25</font>, hero calls t500 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t1525)</font>.

Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t2275, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t825, Sidepot 1: t1450)
hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">UTG bets t1000</font>, <font color="#cc0000">hero calls all-in t790</font>.

UTG is laggy and known to bet dry pots and do all sorts of unpredictable retardedness. i just call preflop HOPING, PRAYING to just check it down. is there any point in pushing pf with so little FE? is this foldable preflop or on flop?

[Little John]

I like your line. The LAG is going to need a pair to beat you so if that happens you have a very good shot at third.

[relativity_x]

If you're going to call all-in on flop with ace high, why not push flop?

[martindavies1982]

Sorry i really dont like this and dont see any reason to get involved pre flop (especially as the short stack has called) as you said you hoped to check it down but you need to invest over 50% of your stack to see if Lag is playing ball. Have u seen villain bet into a dry pot on bubble before?