Tight Poker

[crunny]

Ok so i'm on the bubble with hombredeoro sitting out. I'm basically guaranteed an ITM finish if i keep on folding. Villian has been pushing 90% of the time for the last 20-30 hands, so obviously we can put him on a mega, super duper loose range.Then i get QQ......

PokerStars Game #7379925225: Tournament #37743131, $15+$1 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/12/10 - 06:05:55 (ET)
Table 37743131 1 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Donskee (3177 in chips)
Seat 5: crunny (2224 in chips)
Seat 6: hombredeoro (877 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: Angelinho (7222 in chips)
Donskee: posts small blind 100
crunny: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crunny [Qh Qc]
hombredeoro: folds
Angelinho: raises 7022 to 7222 and is all-in
Donskee: folds
crunny: ??

Do i fold for a guaranteed third, or take the risk and hopefully double up?

[mewsiclovr]

I think I call. If he's really pushing this wide sngpt says TT+ is a call (but since the dude is sitting out, QQ+ looks good to me).

[darinvg]

Yeah, QQ+ seems about right here.

[sfustsh]

I can't fold here, I would probably call Tens+, AJs+

Is that too loose?

[darinvg]

I can't fold here, I would probably call Tens+, AJs+

Is that too loose?

Way too loose. Even if shorty wasn't sitting out you still can't call w/ AK.

[mewsiclovr]

I'm not calling AKs here, for sure, even if shorty was in.

[levistep]

I'm calling because if I was the big stack, i'd be pushing on every single hand i had. I call ak too, but that's because i'm a calling station.

[ugignadl]

I can't fold here, I would probably call Tens+, AJs+

Is that too loose?

Way too loose. Even if shorty wasn't sitting out you still can't call w/ AK.

I'd probably call in this scenario with QQ+. With shorty in the match I'd probably go with TT+, AKs.

[LadyWrestler]

FWIWTY, given that situation, I would call.

[mousey]

I call, flop on the table, and roll around the chips shouting my own name

[tisko]

I'm calling because if I was the big stack, i'd be pushing on every single hand i had.

I can't see why would you (as the big stack) like to do that?

[darinvg]

The big stack should push any 2 cards (ATC) here every hand until the shorty is gone. This is a perfect spot to own the bubble since no one can call and risk going out unless they have a monster. If they do call, we're only risking 1/2 our stack.

[tisko]

Ok, I though of smth like that, but at first it just seemed to me that these two other stacks (in relation to our stack) are still too dangerous, in case of one of them calling and winning.. actually now I agree.

But this is still mainly because the shorty is so determined to vanish (i.e. sitting out) and there are exactly 4 players left, right?

[darinvg]

The stack sizes are not ideal here. It would be much better if they both had <10BB but w/ shorty sitting out you can push, push, push.