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[LongOdds]

10 started, 5 left, top 3 pay (50%-30%-20%), when the following hand comes up....Blinds at 100/200UTG Goes All-in for 650Hero - Dealt 99 - Reraises All-in for 1150 (figure UTG would go all in with any decent holding to avoid being 1/3 in on BB)Button - Reraises All-in for 1350SB (big stack)- FoldsBB (big stack)- FoldsTwo questions1) Was my isolation all-in over the top the right play? I am almost sure it was, just want to make sure other agree given the scenario.2) The Button, who came over the top of both UTG and Me for all his chips, ended up showing 1010. I got into an argument w/ a friend about this play. Do you think, with 2 all-ins in front of him, that pushing with 1010 and trying to triple up is the correct play? I understand him putting the UTG on a marginal holding (Ax, Kx, Qx, etc.), but I feel like he needed to respect my reraise at this point (I had the tightest image at the table). My friend argues that he had to of figured he was against, most likely, an underpair and an over card or two, so he was correct trying to triple up. Any thoughts?

[cdddc75]

I wouldn't have done it in that spot. It's not the worst play I've seen either though.

[LongOdds]

My move, or the buttons?

[garamond10pt]

Both plays were fine.

[shpaget]

I think your play is correct...I'd do the same.And I also think the button is the correct play.Assume he thinks about UTG the same way you do...so, A. he's not worried about UTGB. he figures, if you think about UTG the same way he does, then YOU could have ANY pair, or A-x. Even with your raise, he sees it for what it is...an attempt to attack UTG alone. There's only 4 hands that scare him, he doesn't have to put you on them in that situation...anything else and his worst case scenario is 50-50.Plus he's got you both covered.

[Kendren]

shpaget said:

I think your play is correct...I'd do the same.And I also think the button is the correct play.Assume he thinks about UTG the same way you do...so,  A. he's not worried about UTGB. he figures, if you think about UTG the same way he does, then YOU could have ANY pair, or A-x.  Even with your raise, he sees it for what it is...an attempt to attack UTG alone.  There's only 4 hands that scare him, he doesn't have to put you on them in that situation...anything else and his worst case scenario is 50-50.Plus he's got you both covered.

Plus he has an opportunity to put you both out, cashing in the process, rather than watching you get way ahead of him on the bubble.

[gobears]

I think that everybody played it fine.Due to the short stack situation of UTG, Button can put you on a wider range of hands even though you re-raised all-in. He's only behind the four overpairs; everything else, he's either a slight favorite or better and he can knock both of you out in one fell swoop.This type of situation is discussed in Harrington on Holdem Vol. 2 - Button played it by the book with 10 10.