Join Date: Aug 2020
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You could be called by AQ, AK and maybe KQ. You are flipping (with odds slightly in your favor in those cases). Obviously bigger pairs are a possibility as you found out. The main reason that you shove a spot like this is fold equity. You probably are an underdog when called, but you often will not be called. Adding that 1.5 BB (plus any antes if there are any), is a very significantly positive result for you. You also cannot afford to wait around much longer for a hand. At 7.5 BB you still have fold equity. If you wait?, maybe post blinds and lose them and possibly there is an increase in blinds, you might be looking at a 2-4BB stack by the next opportunity to shove. You will obviously have quite a lot less fold equity and you might well be forced to shove a weaker hand if you wait.