Bad Push?

**Mr.McJ** · 09-17-2006

27 SnG, $10 buy in
Just made the final table and I was 5th in chips.
(Sorry, converter isn't really working for this HH.)

PokerStars Game #6322995782: Tournament #32074174, $10+$1 Hold'em No
Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/09/17 - 19:21:07 (ET)
Table '32074174 3' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: MisterMcJ (3295 in chips)
Seat 2: 68250 (3495 in chips)
Seat 3: forestfawn (6640 in chips)
Seat 4: paulstl (2290 in chips)
Seat 5: Da Outhouse (2740 in chips)
Seat 6: dolfaniac (6000 in chips)
Seat 7: vr4driver (3445 in chips)
Seat 8: rec&att (5150 in chips)
Seat 9: MARJAY (7445 in chips)
MisterMcJ: posts the ante 25
68250: posts the ante 25
forestfawn: posts the ante 25
paulstl: posts the ante 25
Da Outhouse: posts the ante 25
dolfaniac: posts the ante 25
vr4driver: posts the ante 25
rec&att: posts the ante 25
MARJAY: posts the ante 25
MARJAY: posts small blind 100
MisterMcJ: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MisterMcJ [Ah Kc]
68250: calls 200
forestfawn: folds
paulstl: folds
Da Outhouse: folds
dolfaniac: raises 400 to 600
vr4driver: folds
rec&att: folds
MARJAY: folds
MisterMcJ: raises 2670 to 3270 and is all-in
68250: calls 3070
dolfaniac: calls 2670
*** FLOP *** [7c 2c 6c]
68250: checks
dolfaniac: checks
*** TURN *** [7c 2c 6c] [3s]
68250: checks
dolfaniac: checks
*** RIVER *** [7c 2c 6c 3s] [4s]
68250: checks
dolfaniac: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MisterMcJ: shows [Ah Kc] (high card Ace)
68250: shows [8h 8d] (a pair of Eights)
dolfaniac: shows [Th Td] (a pair of Tens)
dolfaniac collected 10135 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10135 | Rake 0
Board [7c 2c 6c 3s 4s]
Seat 1: MisterMcJ (big blind) showed [Ah Kc] and lost with high card
Ace
Seat 2: 68250 showed [8h 8d] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 3: forestfawn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: paulstl folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Da Outhouse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: dolfaniac showed [Th Td] and won (10135) with a pair of Tens
Seat 7: vr4driver folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: rec&att (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: MARJAY (small blind) folded before Flop

**the alex** · 09-17-2006

I think you have to push to isolate the raiser in most cases. The limper has a ton of chips and has no business calling your all in with just about everything, let alone his small pair.