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    Default Short Stack Pushing...

    The blinds are 100/200, 6 players are left.

    Your in MP with 4BB's.

    It folds to you.

    What would you do with each of these hands? ... Push or Fold.





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    Do we know what the other players stacks are? How tight/loose the table is? has anyone folded before us?

    in general id do the following:

    1. push (depending on how many are still to go)
    2. push
    3. fold
    4. fold

    1. A-3 os against 1 oppo - 55.6%

    the chances that no one else holds an ace when you do are as follows:
    2 opponents - 88.24%
    3 opponents - 77.45%
    4 opponents - 67.57%
    5 opponents - 58.57%

    2. K-9 os against 1 oppo - 58%,
    3. 9-8 os against 1 oppo - 48.4%
    4. 5-6 suite against 1 oppo - 43.2%

    I guess it depends on how tight or loose the table is in my oppinion.
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    Default Re: Short Stack Pushing...

    I'm going to assume you mean 2nd to act, so CO, BTN, SB, BB left

    Fold - You're getting called by any A, you're then drawing dead
    Push - Prob live
    Push - Usually live
    Push - Usually live, and sooted!!!

    It would depend a lot on where the big and small stacks are, and how loose the blinds are.

    If BB is also 4BB, pushing 56 would not be as good, A3 and would be better, because you are then getting called by a wider range.
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    Almost impossible to answer without stack sizes and reads

    The best I can do given this info is rank those hands

    1. 89 - two mid cards with a decent chance of live cards if you get called
    2. K9 - dominated by most Kx that call you but pretty much live s anything but high pair
    3. 56
    4. A3 - too easily dominated


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    Not enough info to determine. Post stack sizes and estimate calling ranges.

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