First in push vs top pair

[Radford]

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UTG (t7259)
UTG+1 (t3700)
Rad (MP1) (t25633)
MP2 (t6639)
CO (t17902)
Button (t14367)
SB (t14705)
BB (t8541)

Rad's M: 25.63

Preflop: Rad is MP1 with ,
2 folds, Rad raises to t999, 1 fold, CO calls t999, 2 folds, BB calls t599

Flop: (t3597) , , (3 players)
BB bets t7492 (All-In), Rad??????,

What the hell do i do here? I have been playing rather aggressive. The CO is a decent player. No reads on the BB.

[cowboyfan]

Shove.

You can't call off 1/3 of your stack with a decent to good player behind you. He's going to put you AI if you flat call and you're way ahead of the BB's range here.

[toronexti]

[maf66]

Insta-push

If BB had hit a set, or 2 pair, don't you think he'd CRAI instead? I'd put him on a weak ace or maybe a flush draw.

I assume you're worried about what CO might do?

[taz115]

In real time I'd push but I agree with toro that a call here will somtimes get chips from the CO when your ahead and a push wioll only get a call when your behind so I think call would be slightly better. I assume you not considering folding here, I want to get our chips in vs the BB here, his push looks like a likely draw to me any really big hands should be trying for a c/r if he is decent.

[emmapeel]

BB should have a draw here as a check-raise with say a flush draw is not really on due to the stack sizes., hence the push.

CO is not so much a worry as we should be well best and it is only 40 odd big blinds if not. To push or to call? Hmmnn.

If CO has a flush draw then it is 3.5-1ish to call a call which with the implied odds looks about ok. But if we do push then it doesn't really price out the draw as CO would get 2 cards to fill the flush as he will be all in. I don't think it matters so much if villain has a draw.

If CO has AQ then will he call a call more than a push? I suppose he might be more likely to call a call.

I think I'm going to just call this as we can't price out a draw but we can encourage AQ a bit more.

EP

[Radford]

A very weird hand. I took all my time bank deciding whether AK was good here. The reason being was because on so many occasions, players have open pushed a large amount, and i have like an overpair, or TPTK like this case and they show the nuts or something. I remember saying to myself, if i call, i'm going to regret this decision. I kept saying this to myself. I'm not worried about the CO because i think he's only calling with a monster if i push.

I ended up pushing (knew it was a bad move. I was so close to folding and should have really). Like i said, on so many occasions people have shown trips or 2-pair here when pushing.

I pushed and obviously the CO behind me insta-calls and shows AA . The BB had J9. So i was screwed