Stars 5400 FPP Sat: Super-Awesome or Super-Awful

[The Venetian]

5 left, 4 pay $215T, BB forced all-in, I'm UTG with very short stack and trash (trying to encourage unmentionable collusion), big stacks not playing to end it for whatever reason, blah, blah, blah...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB (t650)
Hero (t830)
MP (t4135)
Button (t7230)
SB (t2155)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero calls t600, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes.

Flop: (t1150) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t1150) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t600</font>, Hero calls t180 (All-In).

River: (t1930) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1930

[JoEyPeNeLoPe]

what happened to the BB? also you might as well wait for the BB and hope you have a better hand than 49

[The Venetian]

BB forced all-in by blinds, see post.

[suzzer99]

BB was forced all in with ante. I don't think it makes a huge differnce either way, only because your hand is so sucky. If it were a little better I'd say hell yeah.

[Kevin8423]

I like it and would do the same. Is there a reason you only called instead of just shoving pf? I can't see any situation where you would fold after getting the 600 in.

[ADLinden]

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I like it and would do the same. Is there a reason you only called instead of just shoving pf? I can't see any situation where you would fold after getting the 600 in.

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To make sure that SB calls?

[The Venetian]

Psychologically, I thought limping would encourage the big stacks to understand that they should limp along too. Given some previous hands, I was genuinely concerned that the BB would get a walk or one of the big stacks would shove and discourage any other play.

[rothko]

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I like it and would do the same. Is there a reason you only called instead of just shoving pf? I can't see any situation where you would fold after getting the 600 in.

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(trying to encourage unmentionable collusion)

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[Kevin8423]

Yeah I guess that makes sense, regardless you are all in with the shortstack so you might as well try whatever you can to make sure you get the additional caller.

[agnoke10]

yea, i mean, if the SB folds this play is a disaster