$3.30 RR MTT 77 tough spot

[pokerfan]

villain had stats: 25.9/11.1 over 50 hands.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t5000 (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero (t130072)
SB (t205367)
BB (t149076)
UTG (t157260)
UTG+1 (t45540)
MP1 (t102034)
MP2 (t93839)
MP3 (t50488)
CO (t47404)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 7, 7.
4 folds, MP3 raises to t49988, 1 fold, Hero ?

[drmcboy]

Are the stats from the last 50 hands in this tourney or had you seen him before?

Better than the stats has he been in a few times? Just lose a big pot?

I would probably move in but 77 is about the worst PP I'd do it with.

[chardrian]

How many are left?

If it's like final two tables, I push. Otherwise, either play is fine.

[pokerfan]

only 92 players left but i didn't really know this guy very well. Couple of hands ago, i saw him shove & isolate short stack all-in with 66 but won that hand . so i should call his shove at the least???

[chardrian]

I meant either push or fold is fine.

[drmcboy]

whatever you do don't call, you can't fold to an overshove anyway and you would much rather the blinds fold something like KQ/AT - especially since you are going to hate most boards if they shove the flop.

With no read this is so close it probably doesn't matter between push/fold. If the table is playing super tight and you think you can steal a lot of pots maybe fold, if you can't open very often maybe take a stand here. You're going to need to double 3-4 times at least to have an OK stack at the FT so it isn't a question of should you be gambling, it's when.

[pokerfan]

good points , guys. i appreciated it.Yup, i just called and he flipped over 99 This wrong decision put me in an aweful situation thereafter.

[Sprayed]

This wrong decision put me in an aweful situation thereafter.

I wouldn't say that. He was short and he could be pushing a fairly wider range than his numbers suggest. 77 would normally play ok in this spot.