6.50 A in the Blinds 5 handed

[johnnyknish]

Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

MP (t1555)
Button (t1820)
Hero (t980)
BB (t2570)
UTG (t6575)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls t200, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t980 (All-In)</font>, BB calls t780, Button calls t780.


Final Pot: t2940


good push??

[reedzhao]

fold pf. push if the button folded.

[RexWoo]

It's ok if button limps a lot of hands here.

[ChipLeader]

No sure what the mathmatically correct play would be, and im sure it depends heavily on their range, but i think complete is better here, with the intention of pushing any decent flop (5-nonbroadway-blank). Also, check raise any A flop and pray youre not dominated- but if you are you were damned if you do and damned if you dont anyway. I dont like push with that kicker because i dont see button folding, and for him to limp instead of raise i think he has a better A than you, KQ/KJs, or a PP. Of this range, you fair well against one a couple hands.

Unless you have a reason to think hes too weak to call, i say wait til you can open and give yourself a chance to get some chips at low risk on this hand- its VERY easy to double your stack if you should catch.

Edit: then again i saw a SB overpush with T6o in an earlier $6 post so i might be way off on his range.

[bwiii]

I fold this and wait for a little better spot. Ace-weak runs into a better ace all the time in this situation. Hopefully, you'll find a better spot soon.