22s. Bubble push with K9.

***** Hand History for Game 3690471592 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $22 Buy-in Trny:20804886 Level:7 Blinds-Antes(400/800-25) - Tuesday, March 07, 21:47:59 ET 2006
Table Speed #1184867 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: Tangster5 ( $7812 )
Seat 5: lcb44 ( $5735 )
Seat 8: dma777 ( $940 )
Seat 7: TheBoneHer ( $5513 )
Trny:20804886 Level:7
Blinds-Antes(400/800-25)
Tangster5 posts ante [25].
lcb44 posts ante [25].
TheBoneHer posts ante [25].
dma777 posts ante [25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to TheBoneHer [ Kd 9s ]
lcb44 folds.
TheBoneHer is all-In [5488]

BB is VERY tight.
I know that if hte blinds pass through once the Baby stack will be all in at some point. BUt at the same time, the BB here is super tight (i dont think hes called an all in yet 4 or 5 handed) and I am at 7xBB with the antes running through every hand.

Do you think its wroth the gamble?

I don't like it.

On the bubble with a player that has <1 BB (after posting his SB this hand) and the big stack yet to act, I wait for a better spot after the bubble has bursted, which is going to happen very soon. Sure you have 7xBB, but you are still in great position chipwise in comparison to the other stacks which are only marginally better than yours. I don't like to bubble out here when the Big stack wakes up with a hand, and I let the super shortstack limp into the money...

FWIW, I don't like to steal from someone who has me covered unless I have a showable hand. I would definitely not gamble here, and let the SS fall off the edge... If roles were reversed and you had the Big stack, then I like the steal a LOT more, as you are putting HIS tournament on the line, not yours...

loving it, even without tight read. With tight read, I'm game for almost any two here.

I think its an amazing move because i play for big money first or second usually and all your doing is putting yourself in a better position to be there... on top of that like whats the worst your gonna be in the hand 3 to 1? ah on pokerstars its overcomable... i support that move

Originally Posted by ChrisBCritter

I don't like it.

On the bubble with a player that has <1 BB (after posting his SB this hand) and the big stack yet to act, I wait for a better spot after the bubble has bursted, which is going to happen very soon. Sure you have 7xBB, but you are still in great position chipwise in comparison to the other stacks which are only marginally better than yours. I don't like to bubble out here when the Big stack wakes up with a hand, and I let the super shortstack limp into the money...

FWIW, I don't like to steal from someone who has me covered unless I have a showable hand. I would definitely not gamble here, and let the SS fall off the edge... If roles were reversed and you had the Big stack, then I like the steal a LOT more, as you are putting HIS tournament on the line, not yours...

The ubershort stack being here is what makes this play work. All eyes are on him and everyone is waiting till be busts out so they can sing hallelujah to making it in the money. K9 is a great hand against two other opponents and is certainly worth showing down.

In my mind, the fact that the BB is ultra tight moves this from a no-brainer to insta push.

Put another way, Chris, your're sitting in the BB, and you're folding most hands here. If you pick up KK, so be it. usually you fold and viola, vq= chip leader.

Originally Posted by ChrisBCritter

FWIW, I don't like to steal from someone who has me covered unless I have a showable hand.

So what do you do if you're the short stack and you're not getting any cards at all? Let yourself get blinded out?

I push K9 here unless the big blind is a total psycho of a calling station.

moves this from a no-brainer to insta push.

hmmmmmmmmm is this an Army line?

Originally Posted by Scuba Chuck

moves this from a no-brainer to insta push.

hmmmmmmmmm is this an Army line?

No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Originally Posted by GatorJH

Originally Posted by Scuba Chuck

moves this from a no-brainer to insta push.

hmmmmmmmmm is this an Army line?

No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Absolutely brilliant