…and from the micro-stake peanut gallery: with a table of four players in a $6 tourney situation, players more often than not push all-in with almost anything even slightly resembling a hand; shoving a T9o is a good hand at this level of play. In addition to all you guys pointed out, since wawryn1410 holds a face card and only falls behind the villain by about 1.5K or so in total chips – everyone should be shoving when they play hands – even if he loses the hand, a call here works.

The question I have is this: would you guys shove w/ the T9o from the SB, or would you wait to see if the next two rounds brought you a better hand?

I would have waited. I already paid the SB, so I have 8.5K left. I can only lose 300 more chips at most before I'm absolutely forced to shove. I know the mandated play is shove w/ any two – or just about any two.

But.

Here everyone is waaaay short-stacked and should be in survival, yet parenthetically in chip-up mode simultaneously. In two hands what happens if someone busts? I move up one spot ITM, very good for me. And should I wake up with a face card or better and shove my play becomes a nice +EV situation.

What do you think about this (I hope this perceived as isn't hijacking the thread…).

Okay guys, here’s where I have a problem understanding EV. According to an EV chart (flopturnriver.com) T9o has a higher EV than J5o. Yet, using Bluff’s Poker Hand Calculator, Ts 9c is an at least 54-44.5% to 81%-18% dog against any hand from Js 2h to As Ah.

How is this?… Help! (i’m chuckling…)