$1.75 NLHE STT Turbo: 5-handed, getting pretty short-stacked

[cjatud2012]

BB is 30/0, SB is 30/19, BTN is 12/9, CO is 23/4.

PokerStars - $1.50+$0.25|200/400 NL (9 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

SB: 1,180.00
BB: 1,695.00
Hero (UTG): 2,680.00
CO: 3,430.00
BTN: 4,515.00

SB posts ante 25.00, BB posts ante 25.00, Hero posts ante 25.00, CO posts ante 25.00, BTN posts ante 25.00, SB posts SB 200.00, BB posts BB 400.00

Pre Flop: (725.00) Hero has Q:club: T:club:

Hero ???

 

[baudib1]

it's a fold, you're not in bad shape really, BB will call fairly wide.

 

[jbbb]

If you fold and post BB and SB without a steal or it getting folded to you, you still have 5BB left which althought isn't great, isn't impossibly bad either.
Shoving here isn't great as people will call fairly loosly in a $1.50 SNG so that could mean any face cards, any ace or a 'pretty hand' etc etc.

So i'd fold here.

Anyone care to give a range that should be shoved in this spot?
i'd say A10+ KJ+ 77+? Or is that too tight/loose?

 

[cjatud2012]

Okay fair enough, I can agree with that. I wasn't sure if I was at a point where I should start making moves in a -EV spot because losing any more of my stack/fold equity would be a disaster. I also wasn't sure if I'd have any other opportunities in the future, because even though the guy to my left was pretty tight I might not get in a bvb situation with him, because the other players are often getting involved pre-flop.

 

[WiZZiM]

Certainly a fold since we're pretty much always going to showdown with this hand against at least one opponant.

We can go through the blinds here and still have ~ 5BB's. Plus we also have the option to call down against the shorter stacks getting pot odds, among other options that may present themselves. Since this SNG is likely filled with loads of bad players, folding here and letting them make mistakes can never be a bad idea.