Call or Fold with 55

[smokinsam69]

PokerStars Game #63447176899: Tournament #403149571, $8.00+$0.80 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXX (2800/5600) - 2011/06/17 15:37:23 AEST [2011/06/17 1:37:23 ET]
Table '403149571 5' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: smokinsam69 (98818 in chips)
Seat 2: cabezong (67421 in chips)
Seat 3: F1oba (142493 in chips)
Seat 4: sherintesh (121126 in chips)
smokinsam69: posts the ante 700
cabezong: posts the ante 700
F1oba: posts the ante 700
sherintesh: posts the ante 700
sherintesh: posts small blind 2800
smokinsam69: posts big blind 5600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to smokinsam69 [5d 5c]
cabezong: folds
F1oba: folds
sherintesh: raises 114826 to 120426 and is all-in
smokinsam69: ??

With only 4 people on the 6-max table, and 19 people left in the tourney. I'm thinking a pair of 5's here is a call, but not an easy one. I am coming 9th chips in this stage out of 19.

Table has become very aggressive, no limping for a couple of rounds.

Thoughts?

[Strong Play]

PokerStove: Poker Software and Analysis

[smokinsam69]

PokerStove: Poker Software and Analysis

Thanks mate what a useful tool, I don't really use any of these. Looks like Equity two fives gives me equity of just over 60%... for his range here. Which is tipping me to call, if I am reading it correctly.

[STiG]

What do you think his range is - top 20%, 30%, more? I can't see where you get 60% until he's jamming any 2 cards (random). Looks like you're flipping at best.

[smokinsam69]

So you reckon Fold?

[STiG]

I'm a nit so I'd probably fold - I'd rather be pushing than calling with 55. It would also depend on payout structure and the size of the stacks of those in 10th-19th. Where is the bubble?

[nickkaka]

yeah a lot depends on stack sizes etc - im folding fwiw, although i reckon his range is wide and we are flipping

Table is aggressive - what are villains stats?

[smokinsam69]

yeah a lot depends on stack sizes etc - im folding fwiw, although i reckon his range is wide and we are flipping

Table is aggressive - what are villains stats?

Yea his range is indeed very wide... I'm not sure how to figure out stats, but he was raising/pushing, all hand if folded to him in SB/Button. I look at two 55's 4 handed and I think I just had enough, and I took a stand.

I'm a nit so I'd probably fold - I'd rather be pushing than calling with 55. It would also depend on payout structure and the size of the stacks of those in 10th-19th. Where is the bubble?

We were all in the money already but pay out didn't really change until final table (so just FT bubble), so we are just down to the final 4 tables. Stack sizes are all pretty average - but that being said I didn't look at this against the rest of the players in the field - definitely something to consider in the future!

I'd also rather push than call with 55, but it tricky when faced with this decision. As if I call and win, it puts me in a very commanding position chip wise, call and loose I'm out of the tournament.

But to figure that out, the majority of the time I'll coin flipping, not very often I'll be a big dog and not very often I'll be in front....

So do we take a flip here risking it all, or do we fold and look for a better spot?

I called and was indeed Flipping against A 10...

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