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[ChuckSty]

Just wanted to here some people's ideas about playing in that horrible situation when you can feel the blinds beginning to breathe on the back of your neck. I myself try to put myself in a isolated situation where i can win a race with only one other person, but with what cards is the question. Crappy pocket pairs, a - rags sometimes you gotta just roll with what you feel like is going to be your best hand. Regardless, i'd love to here some opinions on the matter. -t

[Awful]

I decide whenever I have less than 10x BB, it's time to push or fold preflopI don't like A2-A7, but when the time comes and I get further and further down, these enter my pushing wheelhouse. These are either dominated or have 1 overcard vs. the calling hands.Any pair, and KJ/KQ, and A8-AK I'll push with early; as more people pass (and also as the table shortens), I'll add in worse aces and KT-K8; similarly, the set of hands increases as my quantity of BB's decreases.The biggest thing is to look for situations. If it's folded to you on the button or in the cutoff, any 2 will do, you're gambling on neither blind having a hand to call your push.Be sensitive to stack sizes; middle stacks and people who have less than 3x your stack can get really hurt by trying to knock you out, but if one of the blinds is a chip leader, they'll gamble with you.Never call all-in without a good pair (TT+ for me). Never all-in over the top of a raise, nor an early position limp without a good pair either. If someone in MP or LP limps, you can still push over them.Live, look for tells in those behind you like glancing at chips then looking away, expressions, card protection, etc. You just want blinds/antes most of all.I hope this helps, despite our best efforts it's something we all face in tournament play and is in fact crucial in SnG's and later rounds of fast blind online tourneys.Also, I'm considered quite the maniac when shortstacked, but I try to push at least once per orbit, so evaluate the action in front of you, the stacks behind you, the strength of your hand, it's live-ness vs calling hands, decide how good this is versus the situations you'll see before the blinds hit again, and react according to that.If you have 2.5x bb after paing your BB, push regardless of what's dealt. otherwise you're prolonging your suffering but your chances are nonexistent.

[Absolute]

This post might be helpful for you in regards to making a decision with a short stack.http://www.fullconta...2435&highlight=