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[gobears]

PokerStars Game #1316816957: Tournament #5882965, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/03/06 - 23:20:52 (ET)Table '5882965 1' Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 2: Smart&Pretty (6003 in chips) Seat 4: gobears (2460 in chips) Seat 5: Elvis-73 (2230 in chips) Seat 8: KMan20 (2807 in chips) Smart&Pretty: posts the ante 25gobears: posts the ante 25Elvis-73: posts the ante 25KMan20: posts the ante 25Smart&Pretty: posts small blind 100gobears: posts big blind 200*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to gobears [7h 7c]Elvis-73: raises 600 to 800KMan20: folds Smart&Pretty: folds Four left in a SNG, top 3 get paid. What would your play be: raise, call or fold? Elvis - 73 has played fairly solid during the tournament; more tight than loose. Really don't have much of a read on him at all.

[KDawgCometh]

if your read is that he is kinda tight, then folding might be your best option, you have him covered, but three of the chip stacks are close to each other. Is he capable of trying a steal from the button w/Ax or Kx

[Markmadness]

Easy fold, the only way i am in that hand is if i am the agressor and raising first. Still alot of play left.

[NormanHaupt]

stinks like a steal to me. Solid players will turn rampant when its on the bubble. Its the perfect time to steal blinds.

[the_stein]

I'd call and decide after the flop, I hate going all in preflop with anything

[custom36]

I doubt it's a steal from early position, but I'd call to see what comes down. If you hit trips, you'll win a large pot.

[NormanHaupt]

No one ever expects steals from EP

[Vade]

Fold.I love to be the aggressor with 7sWithout a read, you have to give him credit for at LEAST a coinflip.

[wrto4556]

If you call and the flop comes down ragged you could pick up a nice chunk of change. But if he has AA you're going to be the next one out. Probably not on this hand but in the next. You could also be moved off of your hand too easy.So I say easy fold. You don't need to push here and you don't have the chips to play around.

[Smasharoo]

Four left in a SNG, top 3 get paid. What would your play be: raise, call or fold?Call and fold if you don't flop a set.I'm surprised he didn't call with the relative stack differentals, really. He's almost right to call with any two cards and at least see a flop there.

[gobears]

gobears said:

PokerStars Game #1316816957: Tournament #5882965, Hold'em No Limit -  Level VII (100/200) - 2005/03/06 - 23:20:52 (ET)Table '5882965 1' Seat #8 is the buttonSeat 2: Smart&Pretty (6003 in chips)  Seat 4: gobears (2460 in chips)  Seat 5: Elvis-73 (2230 in chips)  Seat 8: KMan20 (2807 in chips)  Smart&Pretty: posts the ante 25gobears: posts the ante 25Elvis-73: posts the ante 25KMan20: posts the ante 25Smart&Pretty: posts small blind 100gobears: posts big blind 200*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to gobears [7h 7c]Elvis-73: raises 600 to 800KMan20: folds  Smart&Pretty: folds  Four left in a SNG, top 3 get paid.   What would your play be:  raise, call or fold?  Elvis - 73 has played fairly solid during the tournament; more tight than loose.  Really don't have much of a read on him at all.

Thanks for the comments - here's what happenedI called the bet in the hopes of either hitting a set or a bunch of non-high cards which would give me some more outs.Flop: K Q 9 rainbowUgh. I checked, Elvis of course pushed, and I folded

[JFarrell20]

This is pretty tough. You've got him covered. Pot odds here dictate a call unless you feel he has 88 or higher. If you lose you will be down to 200, which means you'll have 4 hands left before you're forced to move all in. At a 4-handed table, a 4XBB raise or more usually is a sign of a blind steal. I'd put him on AK at best. If he did have a dominating hand he'd want a caller. He'd crap if he saw your 7-7. Honestly, I'd call here because if I win I'm up to 4900 which is 2nd in chips. If I lose it's no big deal.I'm assuming of course that the price of this SNG was WELL within your bankroll? If not, then fold and cling on for the money. 77 is a monster 4-handed.