Going all-in against very short stacks?

[DWayneBos]

Two hands from today, both involving going all in against short stacks.

Hand 1) (The hand converter must not like Ultimatebet)

Hand #31433616-9 at SnG-0003f (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
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Started at 29/Apr/06 15:09:31

tiberon is at seat 0 with 1460.
DWayneBos is at seat 1 with 1300.
bigdude833 is at seat 3 with 2840.
bunna1 is at seat 4 with 250.
notmop is at seat 5 with 190.
rowdyman is at seat 6 with 4320.
The Champ2005 is at seat 8 with 3190.
amy azz is at seat 9 with 1450.
The button is at seat 8.

amy azz posts the small blind of 10.
tiberon posts the big blind of 20.

DWayneBos: 4d 4c
Pre-flop:

DWayneBos calls. bigdude833 folds. bunna1 goes
all-in for 250. notmop folds. rowdyman folds. The
Champ2005 folds. amy azz folds. tiberon folds.
DWayneBos ???

Hand 2) (Same Tourney, a bit later)

Hand #31433616-17 at SnG-0003f (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
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Started at 29/Apr/06 15:16:10

tiberon is at seat 0 with 1580.
DWayneBos is at seat 1 with 1155.
bigdude833 is at seat 3 with 3570.
notmop is at seat 5 with 155.
rowdyman is at seat 6 with 4275.
The Champ2005 is at seat 8 with 2285.
amy azz is at seat 9 with 1980.
The button is at seat 9.

tiberon posts the small blind of 15.
DWayneBos posts the big blind of 30.

DWayneBos: 8h Kd

Pre-flop:

bigdude833 folds. notmop goes all-in for 155.
rowdyman folds. The Champ2005 folds. amy azz folds.
tiberon folds. DWayneBos ???

So, do you assume that someone that is very short stacked is going in with anything and any decent hand should call? In hand 1, bunna1's M = 8. In hand 2, notmop's M = 3.5. Honestly, I would have appreciated one of the deeper stacks to call these guys in an attempt to eliminate them.

Thoughts or Guidance?

[givememyleg]

Hand 1 -- Fold
Hand 2 - Fold

[ekillian]

Why fold, fold????

I call #1 for sure. Don't know what givememyleg is thinking. And I think I likely call hand #2, but maybe not. It definitely depends on how often he had been pushing.

[givememyleg]

Why fold, fold????

I call #1 for sure. Don't know what givememyleg is thinking. And I think I likely call hand #2, but maybe not. It definitely depends on how often he had been pushing.

Hand 1 - The big blind is 20. Your stack is 1300. Why are you calling 1/5 of your stack so early with 44?

Hand 2 - Regardless if he has been pushing a lot you're calling 125 with K8 offsuit. Who cares if you take him out here? It's not like him staying around with 45 more chips is going to make a difference.

[Warpe]

Fold 'em both. Both of your hands are marginal and your stack isn't the healthiest either. Big stacked, I'd be more inclined, but not when I'm sucking wind. Your chips are too valuable.

[DWayneBos]

Thanks guys.

In hand 2, he had just lost most of his stack and this was his first push. Which is why I figured it for a Push-with-anything. Turns out he had pocket 9s, which held up.

When I am a middle or middle-low stack I start to feel pressure to get the shorter stacks out (and take their chips).

I need to wait to later in the tourney and better hands!