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Interesting Scenario w/A4 on Bubble

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  1. HatesLosing HatesLosing is offline

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    Sep 14th, 2007 (9/14/2007 10:16am)

    You're on the bubble of a Full Tilt $69+$6 that started with 464 entrants and is down to about 65. You are on the button with M = 7 and look down at A4o. The SB and BB are both extremely short with M's of around 2. It's folded to the CO, who has an M of 6, and he moves all-in. Your table has been playing "bubble style" for about the last 20 - 25 minutes, and you've seen the CO move in when folded to twice from LP during that time. Both times he took the blinds uncontested and didn't show his cards. The blinds/antes will go up in 3 minutes.

    I think I can make a case for either folding or calling here (although folding is "standard" if you don't account for the scenario). Anyone have strong feelings about one play over the other and, if so, why?
  2. finewhine finewhine is offline

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    Sep 14th, 2007 (9/14/2007 10:52am) in reply to HatesLosing

    I'd fold, since the pressure is mostly on the blinds to call, and it seems as if he wants at least one of them to call. You have a weak ace, which isn't much of a hand. If he has a bigger ace or any pair, you are a decided underdog. You haven't mentioned what the blinds are, but it seems as though you'll have a chance to see quite a few more hands, being on the button.
  3. Suthereader Suthereader is offline

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    Sep 14th, 2007 (9/14/2007 7:15pm) in reply to finewhine

    I think finewhine is right...better to wait...I'd rather not take the A4 against what could develop into a multiway all-in and the A-4 just isn't that strong of a hand...
  4. sotti sotti is offline

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    Sep 14th, 2007 (9/14/2007 7:58pm) in reply to HatesLosing

    maybe with A8.

    Granted if I'm in the CO with those guys so short I'm moving in with something, but I don't need alot either Ax, K4+, Q9+ and maybe 44+ maybe 22 or 33 even. Since you know they are getting desperate enought to start having to call with ATC.

    A4 is deffinetly ahead of most of that range, but I'd just wait till I had the chance to make the play instead.
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