I dont play a lot of donkaments, today while waiting for a cash game I decided to play a donkament. As seems to be my recent tourney history, I get a big stack early and either take a bad beat (today) or just blind off. I went out today on 2 hands that I kind felt priced into some comments would be appreciated.

I am the BB blinds are 2k/4k I have 22k. Moron utg limps, he has done this multiple times and folded to a raise. Folds to SB who pushs for about 11k. The UTG moron picks up his cards and gets ready to muck, this is not an act, he is not smart enough to do that. I look down at . I know the pusher has a real hand. its only 7k more and I'm going to get 2.5:1 on my call but its also half my stack in the middle and there is almost no way I'm ahead and lots of ways I'm dominated.

My final hand I am the small blind with KJo blinds 4/8k. I have 11k left. I limper, next big stack who is bad raises, tight player Pushs, big stack is a calling station and pusher has to have a bing hand but again I'm really short and getting sick pot odds. On the other hand I have KJ and have to be behind and possibly/ likely dominated. More than 1/3 of my stack is already in the pot?

H1- I need 3:1 for this.

H2- I just put it in here.

You let yourself get sickly short. Download .

Hand 1 depends on your philosophy. Unless he has KK or AA you are at worst a 3-1 dog. Since he is so short his range is very wide. Any pair, any Ace, any two cards >10. Possibly even suited connectors or weak K's. There will be a lot of hands you are a 2.3-1 dog, some it's a 50/50 and some where you are ahead. I think it's a +EV call in the long run based on pot odds. If your goal is to win the tournament then you have to call for the chance of adding to your stack significantly (not to mention knocking off another player). If you are trying to just make the money then you could fold this.

Hand 2 is a call and try not to let yourself get down to an M that low!