To illustrate, why push-fold poker is more complicated, than people often think, this is a hand from todays session, where ICMizer say, I made a mistake. The game is a 9-man KO SnG, and with 4 players left we are on the bubble. The short stack moves all-in, and now action is on me with A9 offsuit. If I get involved and bust CO, we are in the money, and I win his bounty (25% of the buyin). But if I lose, I am the new short stack and likely to bubble. And there is also a risk, someone behind comes along as well, which in the worst case could see me bubbling.
The easy part here is, that I am never calling, when its for more than 30% of my stack. So my options are down to push or fold, which would also be the case, if CO had folded. I also think, most people would have no problems figuring out what to do with AK or AQ. Those hands are easy, because they are at the top of our range. But what about A9, and what is my entire range here? This is where, its not so easy, and a simple "raise first in" chart can not help, since there is prior action. I will reveal my decision and the result later, but for the mean-time I encourage OP and others to write the range, they think, I should be giving action with here. And as a bonus question also write the range, I should be jamming, if CO had folded.
pokerstars, $4.54 + $0.46 - Hold'em No Limit - 80/160 (20 ante) - 4 players
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KitKat_Mmm (UTG): 768 (5 bb)
Fundiver199 (BU): 1,767 (11 bb)
rodicampos (SB): 3,279 (20 bb)
Electro$un (BB): 7,686 (48 bb)
Pre-Flop: (320) Hero (Fundiver199) is BTN with 9♦ A♥
KitKat_Mmm (UTG) raises to 748 (all-in), Fundiver199 (BU)?
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