This one has been bothering me for the past few days. We've just bursted the bubble so we are in the 1st round of payouts which is basically break-even until the next round. Just moved to this table, but it's basically been a no fold'em type game. AI's were getting called by A2 and the like. Play has gotten progressively better as the field thinned and, as I said, I was new to the table with no real reads.



Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t150/t300
(Ante: t25)
8 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: t15138
UTG+1: t25695
MP1: t45747
MP2: t900
Hero: t2790
Button: t14925
SB: t14785
BB: t1575

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is CO with
UTG calls t300 (pot was t650), UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t300 (pot was t950), MP2 calls t300 (pot was t1250), Hero calls t300 (pot was t1550), Button folds, SB raises all-in t14760, 3 folds, MP2 calls all-in t575, Hero ????.

The limp is questionable, admittedly, but if I pushed someone was callling, at least the short stack. I have no idea what the hell he is doing limping in the 1st place. When it gets back around to me, the whole equation is changed.
1 - There is a bunch of dead money in the pot from the limp/folds and the BB
2 - Even if I lose to the small stack, but beat the bigger stack, I still make a profit on the hand.
3 - This definitely could be a move by the SB. Even if he has something like AK/AQ I am in a coinflip getting way better than even money on the pot. If small stack had something better than 77, he would have pushed.

I'm risking 2,465 to win 5040 if I call and beat both. I'm too lazy to do all the math, but I think I profit something like 1,000 for the hand if I beat the big stack and lose to the small stack.

Thoughts?