Thought this was an interesting spot. From memory but I'm 99% sure it's accurate.

2nd hand of PFO HU Tourney on Stars.
Blinds at 10/20

1st hand: I raise to 60 preflop from button. Vic calls and check-folds flop.

2nd Hand:

Stack sizes

Vic 1440
Me 1560

Vic opens the SB to 60
I reraise to 190 with 9x
Vic calls

Flop is (Pot 380)
I lead for 280
Vic minraises to 560
I............

No disrespect to Vic, he is a huge favourite over me in stud for example but I believe I have a big edge over him in NLHE and I feel this is crucial. Against Patrik Antonius my chips are straight into this pot and if he calls with a coin flipping hand I'd be delighted. However do I want to flip a coin in blind level 1 against a player I perceive I am a favourite against?

If I call I will still have a stack of 810 chips and blinds at 10/20 if I then have to fold further on in the hand. This would keep me very much in the game so if I call and check turn, I can fold any non club, ace or 9 and still keep these 810 chips. I think there is a possibility get a free river since Vic may not be too happy with a lot of his hands once he's been called on the flop and may also slowplay a flush giving me a free river. Is this a better option than just shoving it all in here when I give myself very little fold equity and am probably putting Vic on an overpair to the board?

If you are pushing here would your decision change to a flat call if you had the button?
Am i thinking too much and it's just an instapush?

You have the chip lead. Push push push.

Originally Posted by lairyboy

You have the chip lead. Push push push.

LOL, by 120 chips!

I push here too.

I'm surprised at the consensus here.

You guys don't think he can easily have an overpair or set here and I'm flipping a coin with a 75bb stack in hand 2? In a cash game its a very easy push but I mean if I lose this hand (as I did) I am all but out of the PFO HU NLHE tournament. These are high stakes!