a few different situations with TT in the BB

[donkbee]

This is a five table SnG and it's a bit before the break (for a tourney that takes around 2 hours to play? I wish I knew how many people were left by this point, but I can't remember).

I am interested in knowing what to do in a few different situations given my hand, stack, and position at the table.

PokerStars Game #3957319217: Tournament #19660741, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/02/13 - 02:12:46 (ET)
Table '19660741 5' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: proplayer693 (4776 in chips)
Seat 2: 1LungGuy (2085 in chips)
Seat 3: courtiebee (5030 in chips)
Seat 4: Lesanepc (350 in chips)
Seat 5: dragoak (4040 in chips)
Seat 6: ruck58 (2555 in chips)
Seat 7: shuvy (4995 in chips)
1LungGuy: posts small blind 75
courtiebee: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to courtiebee [Tc Ts]
Lesanepc: folds
dragoak: folds
ruck58: raises 450 to 600
shuvy:
proplayer693:
1LungGuy:
courtiebee:

1) If everyone folds to me, do I call, reraise, or fold? If I reraise, how much?
2) If someone calls after the raise, do I call, reraise, or fold?
3) If someone reraises, easy fold?

I'm also interested in how the answers for these questions change if we're in the early stages of a tourney as opposed to in the late stages of a tourney.

[midas06]

1. It really depends. Mostly on reads. If you're readless, I tend to see the flop and take it from there.

2. Call. Or you can squeeze if you're feeling extra frisky

3. Easy fold.

[Sprayed]

1. For only 375 more I would call to see the flop. If I was short stacked I would push over his raise.

2. With odds to call when others have called his raise I would definitely see the flop. You could make the squeeze play depending upon your opponents.

3. Easy fold, yes.

What you need to think about is if you need to gambool or not, IMO. If your stack is healthy you can either stay out of the way or you can call raises with decent hands such as TT when your stack allows it. When your stack dwindles down to below 15-10 Ms, I would be a little more hesitant to call raises unless you are in the bb and it doesn’t cost you much more to call. I would reraise or push in this situation with QQ+ and AK. If you were less than 10, you need to push here.