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Originally Posted by john_marston
I had this guy at a live tournament say that when you're in the BB, and someones shoves with 10blinds or less, you should call with basically any two cards because you are getting the right odds.
Is this true?
No, it isn't true but it is an example of someone who's read/heard some theory and completely misunderstood it.
It stems from STT theory of how to play when the blinds are high and you need to avoid being blinded out.
It's based on the premise that any two cards are seldom more than a 2:1 underdog against a random hand.
equity win tie
Hand 0: 67.697% 64.63% 03.06% { random }
Hand 1: 32.303% 29.24% 03.06% { 32o }
There is a point in an STT when it can become correct to push any two to avoid blinding out.
For example, you are UTG with a 3BB stack and if you don't push this hand, you are forced to play your Big Blind for your tournament life.
So in this situation you should gamble and push all in regardless of your cards.
Best case, everyone folds and you survive another round and, if called, you may even win
The player in the Big Blind knows you are pushing all in with a random hand and he has to call 2BB to win the 4.5BB in the pot. So, in this particular situation he only needs ~30% equity to call.
Obviously, there are other factors to his decision to call such as
can he afford to call and lose
are you realistically shoving any 2 or can he narrow your range .
However against a 10BB shove, calling with any two is asking to be disappointed.