I'm prepared to do this more often than I once did.
In an unopened pot when I'm in need of chips I've no problem pushing allin with
almost any holdings...that's considering the fact that my stack has got low enough that I can only survive for a relatively short time due to blinds and antes.
Get in first and hope to steal the blinds. If you do get called then yes you may be behind - but possibly not far behind. You may also recieve a call from a bigger stack when your infact ahead...and in the scenario you described, you're situation is favourable since you are possibly less likely to get called since the other players are also low stacked.
My hand selection in these cases would depend on exactly how low my stack is in relation to the blinds/antes and also in relation to other stacks but when chips are critical then I think most hands would qualify.
If you go in first with say an 9-8s and you do happen to get called you could be more or less a coin flip versus a low Ax - and 40:60 to a higher A
Really youre only in bad shape against a medium to high pair - howvere if you waited it out, pushed with a pocket pair and met a higher pair in a showdown, it's the same scenario.
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Last edited by 7letters; 03-07-2008 at 04:43 PM.
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