22$ - Bubble - 17 BBs - Openfold 33?

[Mr. Pi]

Heyohiha! I have a pretty basic question but I just can't figure it out by myself.

SB plays 23/14 over 36 hands |
------------------------------|- Both filtered to 5-3 handed.
BB plays 35/23 over 33 hands |

So should this be a raise? Yeah we do have 17BBs so a stack which is still playable but we have a pretty big stack edge over the shorty and 33 won't play so well postflop if we get called.

I would hate to fire a cbet on flop and then let it go either to a raise or to a float. Both of these scenarios are quite possible vs the players in the blinds.

Full Tilt, $20 Buy-in (80/160 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 4 Players
Poker Tools (http://www.cardrunners.com/pokertools/) by CardRunners (http://www.cardrunners.com/) - Hand Details (http://www.cardrunners.com/pokertools/hand/8623012/)

Hero (BTN): 2,730 (17.1 bb)
SB: 3,650 (22.8 bb)
BB: 5,375 (32.6 bb)
CO: 1,745 (10.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with :3c: :3h:
1 fold, Hero ?

Thanks for the replies,
Pi :)

[dodi89]

Just fold it, no problem with that imo. Our 35/23 friend might defend a lot and postflop is not going to be easy.

[Mr. Pi]

Yeah I pretty much tought the same. We have a comfortable lead on the shorty so why risk a race when we can be on the tighter side and just make the money that way?

Pi :)

[want2push]

Fold is fine, I agree with your reasoning.