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[NLTHGB]

after about 3 hours of play, me and three other buddies were left, with me short stacked, 2 players with a decent amount of chips, and one with a large chip lead. i was in the BB and was dealt Ad6c. first to act folded, then the large stacked player limped. another fold by the SB and i decided to move all in with the A6 figuring that after big stack limped in, and his many previous aggresive plays, i would be happy with a call, or a fold. he called and turned over J7d. he received an inside straight draw on the flop, nothing on 4th street, and hit his jack high straight on the river.was this the right play considering the situation?thanks

[Spidurman]

against a random hand (lets face it, that's all he had) - A6o is decent, about 3:2 favorite. You're pretty much hoping to hit blanks and win with ace high.against any decent hand it sucks. Its the worst ace in the deck (all lower aces at least give you a wheel draw) and its not suited.

[Smasharoo]

Depends on what you mean by "short stacked"If you're at 9x the BB your play is fine.If you're at 20X the BB but have a stack half the size of the big stack your play is horrible.

[NLTHGB]

buy in was 150 and i had about 375, big stack was at about 1800

[rog]

NLTHGB said:

buy in was 150 and i had about 375, big stack was at about 1800

Yeah, but what were the blinds?

[NLTHGB]

oh sorry they were 20-40

[wrto4556]

With the blinds that high, it was time to push. You had less than 10xBB (10X40=400). I will start to push any ace at this size/blind comparison. Especially because you are short handed, the blinds are just going to keep on comin.