step 5 hand for discussion.

[ilikeaces86]

***** Hand History for Game 2632792802 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $1000 Buy-in + $65 Entry Fee Trny:15345129 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) - Thursday, September 01, 00:18:45 EDT 2005
Table Step 5 #983811 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 3: few6701 ( $1955 )
Seat 4: Warma ( $1390 )
Seat 5: mullaghorn ( $3600 )
Seat 7: ilikeaces_86 ( $1925 )
Seat 8: Red_Orchid ( $1130 )
Trny:15345129 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ilikeaces_86 [ Jd Ah ]
few6701 folds.
Warma folds.
mullaghorn raises [400].
ilikeaces_86 is all-In [1825]

Thoughts?

[WildBobAA]

Has he been stealing? If so, it looks good.

[vqc]

Do you have any idea what his calling range is?

Can anyone tell me the numbers if he raises there with 30% of hands, and then only calls with 88+, AT+, KQ+?

I think its a push. Although minraises tend to confuse the shit out of me.

[Staresy]

I think I would need a bit more info first.

How often has villian been raising?
How has he acquired his chips? (won a couple of big pots with big hands or won lots of little pots?)
What kind of hands has he been showing down?

The min-raise is a bit strange. Is this a deliberate underbet because he wants one of you to move or is it just a lazy blind steal that can fold to a re-raise?

My other concern would be the guy (red orchid) sitting behind. He is down to 930 with his 200 in, which means that he is instantly getting 1925+200+400:930 ..... 2525:930 ..... ~2.7:1 to call now. Do you think he might come in here? How has he been playing? Maybe the raise is directed more at him than you.

Do u actually want a call here?

sorry if this is a bit disjointed, just getting my thought pattern down.

[Swinggcat]

I would push. AJ short-handed is premium.

He is the chipleader and may be stealing, after 2 people folding before him.

Even if he has any kind of cards, will he put his stack in risk on a re-raise?

[drmcboy]

Push or fold, assuming you've seen min raises from him before I push.

[Aquinas]

I like the push. The minraise is probably aimed at BB who has a tough choice here--his stack is small enough that the minraise is enough to get him to fold unless he has a hand. My guess is the raiser has a small-medium pp or a bad ace. Besides aren't most the folks in the step fives very reluctant to call allin (from other big stacks)? If u were bb I might call instead though. And slam on the continuation bet.

[a500lbgorilla]

Whats your position and ops calling range?

-'rilla