good push?

[pantherhound]

I had been in survival mode for a while with no cards. I hate these decisions. The table was loose, but I was in no position to wait around for premium hands?

------HAND 5------
Game #549454174: Texas Hold'em No Limit (150/300) - 2005/06/21 - 21:47:31 (UK)
Table "£15K_GTD 722525 - 5" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: chunk (10960 in chips)
Seat 2: eyben (5305 in chips)
Seat 3: alltebra (3923.50 in chips)
Seat 4: cheeseboy (6832.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Albi13101 (12637.50 in chips)
Seat 6: dsgthsgda (8915 in chips)
Seat 7: dibbs (3710 in chips)
Seat 8: doggone (7485 in chips)
Seat 9: hltrskltr (5152.50 in chips)
Seat 10: Smiffy44 (1620 in chips)
dibbs: posts small blind 150
doggone: posts big blind 300
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Smiffy44 [Js Kd]
hltrskltr: folds
Smiffy44: raises to 1620 and is all-in
chunk: folds
eyben: calls 1620
alltebra: folds
cheeseboy: folds
Albi13101: calls 1620
dsgthsgda: folds
dsgthsgda sits out
dsgthsgda sits back
dibbs: folds
dsgthsgda sits back
doggone: folds
----- FLOP ----- [Ac 6c Tc]
eyben: bets 3685 and is all-in
Albi13101: folds
Returned uncalled bets 3,685 to eyben
----- TURN ----- [Ac 6c Tc][5s]
----- RIVER ----- [Ac 6c Tc 5s][Ts]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
eyben: shows [8d 8c] (Two Pairs, Tens and Eights, Ace high)
Smiffy44: shows [Js Kd] (A Pair of Tens, Ace high)
eyben collected 5310 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 5310 Main pot 5310 Rake 0
Board [Ac 6c Tc 5s Ts]
Seat 1: chunk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: eyben showed [8d 8c] and won (5310) with Two Pairs, Tens and Eights, Ace high
Seat 3: alltebra folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cheeseboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Albi13101 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: dsgthsgda (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: dibbs (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: doggone (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: hltrskltr folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[allLiving]

This is tough really. I can't scold you because it isn't a terrible push, but I will not support it because you weren't on the verge of being blinded out. When the BB/SB hit you, you're left with roughly 1200, which is quite enough to do more damage and find a better spot to put your chips in the middle with. You're looking mainly for any PP, or Ax, preferably A9 - AK.

In my opinion I fold this, especially since you're UTG+2, and camp out for a little better hand, especially since you have a loose table.

[pantherhound]

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, I was mindful of these factors. The old me would have folded it in an instant, but the old me played scared. I suppose what I really want is the odds of getting a better hand in the next 10 hands. The blinds were soon to arrive as well. Normally I would push in LP with a steal rather than do this with KJ, but the guy on my right had already called a pushed steal attempt with 87o (I doubled up with T9).

I was playing to win aswell, and 1140 chips didn't seem like such an attractive position from which to mount my challenge.

[drmcboy]

It's the position I don't like, too many still to act. LP I'd say push, even with a limp. Also I'm not wild about moving against the huge stack's BB....

still you're so short stacked compared to the rest I can't fault it too much, you're going to need a little luck here. With the loose table you can expect a call from A high, which unless you're unlucky (AK/AJ) isn't that big a favorite.

This guy betting with 88 here on the flop is just unreal.