$50 SnG on Party

There are still 2 more hands until the blinds go up. The table is uber-tight. The button is beginning to get aggressive. All in, call, or fold?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) converter

MP1 (t1040)
MP2 (t2585)
CO (t650)
Button (t1625)
Hero (t550)
BB (t775)
UTG (t235)
UTG+1 (t540)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t50, 3 folds, Button raises to t100, Hero __________?

Fill in the blank. What do you think? Poll's closing on Sunday. Any raise lesser than all in is a no-no here. If that's your choice, you better have a good reason.

Originally Posted by NoManner

3 pay?

Yeah, 3 pay.

1st: $250
2nd: $150
3rd: $100

I could also very easily be a coin flip or a 3:1 favorite, not to mention folding equity and blinds rising very soon. Good analysis, though. Playing devil's advocate here. I don't think that there is much of an obvious "right or wrong" answer here IMHO. Just looking for arguments.

I have to say it's a fold, but I am intrigued by your mention that the button is starting to get aggresive. If it's early in a gear-change for him, I would think that increases the chances that he's pretty weak, and just raising based on position. I know that has worked for me, although not with a minimum raise. So even though that would lead a bit more toward calling, I'd have to know something about the UTG+1 limper. If he's a solid player, then A9 goes to the muck. If I don't know anything about either, muck. So, I can see a call but only if I've got the right information on my opponents. I don't like a raise. As you said, any raise is all in. The only reason to make that play would be if you believe one or both will fold. But, then you're committed to a hand that needs a flop. A call (if not reraised) allows you to see if you catch for T75, leaving you with T475 (right?). That's going to be close to the size of the pot depending on the rest of the action. If the flop hits, then push and double. If not, fold and stay alive - the button is next, you've got a few hands left to try and double back up before the blinds hit again. But again, if I don't know my opponents here, I'm gone.

I'm folding. Puttin the button on my aggresive raising req's, A9o is about mid way through the hands, so basically in my mind, its a 50/50 shot if Im beat here. Not a risk I want to take. And actually I'm not minding a blind increase soon here, i got lots of hands to play before I get pegged with the BB. So when I double up later in this round, the biggers blinds will jsut make my stack that much bigger.

Now, a case can be made for pushing in here, which is all dependent on HOW aggressive the button ahs become. Is he LA or TA? Meaning will he call your bet5 just to play out the hand, or will he now reevaluate his hand inlight of your raise?

Fold but you're lookg to pick a spot very soon.