PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed)
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Hero (t700)
MP2 (t1730)
CO (t2845)
Button (t965)
SB (t1695)
BB (t910)
UTG (t3825)
UTG+1 (t2330)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with
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2 folds,
Hero raises to t700,
2 folds,
Button raises to t965,
2 folds.
Ok, Here's my reasoning for the push..My M is a little over 4.5, the big stack (UTG) had been fairly agressive and calling raises and such with marginal hands, I was glad he had folded before me. The stacks that followed me could all be wounded by my stack so I felt there was a greater then average chance that they would fold.
My problem was that because of the stack sizes, anybody who called would probably have a high PP or 2 overcards. I had been playing very tight and therefore any raise by me should be respected by an observant person.
I had 1st in vigorish and the blinds were going up in 2 min (depending on the hands dealt, this could be 1 hand, or 3...there was a better then average chance I would have a much lower M by the time the BB rolled around to me and I couldn't count on getting a better hand by then.
I didn't post the results because I'm not focusing on results, I'm looking for comments on my analysis of the situation and whether or not I made the right move based on the information.