Playing the shortstack

the_main

heres a couple hands from the stars $215 - please comment on the plays

Hand #1
PokerStars Game #2711999416: Tournament #12671146, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/10/02 - 18:11:24 (ET)
Table '12671146 119' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Saturn21 (845 in chips)
Seat 2: Homer03 (2675 in chips)
Seat 3: Trenndy (3362 in chips)
Seat 4: Bi-Polarbear (4235 in chips)
Seat 5: TENPIN10 (6430 in chips)
Seat 6: 7Rock7 (1870 in chips)
Seat 7: caserd (7300 in chips)
Seat 8: ToMo73 (4820 in chips)
Seat 9: the_main (1160 in chips)
Saturn21: posts the ante 25
Homer03: posts the ante 25
Trenndy: posts the ante 25
Bi-Polarbear: posts the ante 25
TENPIN10: posts the ante 25
7Rock7: posts the ante 25
caserd: posts the ante 25
ToMo73: posts the ante 25
the_main: posts the ante 25
the_main: posts small blind 100
Saturn21: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to the_main [3d 3h]
Homer03: folds
Trenndy: folds
Bi-Polarbear: folds
TENPIN10: folds
7Rock7: folds
caserd: raises 400 to 600
ToMo73: folds
the_main: ?

Now I'm worried that a push from me gives the BB odds to call with any 2, and im not keen on facing 4 overs
I muck - turns out i wouldve tripled up



HAND #2
PokerStars Game #2711895193: Tournament #12671146, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/10/02 - 17:57:28 (ET)
Table '12671146 119' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: mobay (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: Homer03 (3205 in chips)
Seat 3: Trenndy (4062 in chips)
Seat 4: Bi-Polarbear (4735 in chips)
Seat 5: TENPIN10 (3170 in chips)
Seat 6: 7Rock7 (2270 in chips)
Seat 7: caserd (6950 in chips)
Seat 8: ToMo73 (2285 in chips)
Seat 9: the_main (1160 in chips)
7Rock7: posts small blind 100
caserd: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to the_main [5h 5d]
ToMo73: raises 200 to 400
the_main: ?

Tomo was a very tight player, and his min-raise UTG terrified me...
I folded, and it was folded around to him
FYI, i open this pot with an all-in bet if Tomo folds


HAND #3
PokerStars Game #2712013061: Tournament #12671146, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/10/02 - 18:13:15 (ET)
Table '12671146 119' Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Saturn21 (1840 in chips)
Seat 2: Homer03 (2425 in chips)
Seat 3: Trenndy (3312 in chips)
Seat 4: Bi-Polarbear (4710 in chips)
Seat 5: TENPIN10 (6380 in chips)
Seat 6: 7Rock7 (1820 in chips)
Seat 7: caserd (6430 in chips)
Seat 8: ToMo73 (4770 in chips)
Seat 9: the_main (1010 in chips)
Saturn21: posts the ante 25
Homer03: posts the ante 25
Trenndy: posts the ante 25
Bi-Polarbear: posts the ante 25
TENPIN10: posts the ante 25
7Rock7: posts the ante 25
caserd: posts the ante 25
ToMo73: posts the ante 25
the_main: posts the ante 25
Homer03: posts small blind 100
Trenndy: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to the_main [Qs Jd]
Bi-Polarbear: raises 400 to 600
TENPIN10: folds
7Rock7: folds
caserd: folds
ToMo73: folds
the_main: ?

With only 1000 in my stack, do I make this call?

I folded, and 2 people went all in behind me.... original raiser folded
they showed AK and AQ and the board was QJQxK

HAND #4 -
okerStars Game #2712050734: Tournament #12671146, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/10/02 - 18:18:19 (ET)
Table '12671146 119' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: tech punk (8989 in chips)
Seat 2: Homer03 (2675 in chips)
Seat 3: Trenndy (5777 in chips)
Seat 4: Bi-Polarbear (3635 in chips)
Seat 5: TENPIN10 (5505 in chips)
Seat 6: 7Rock7 (1345 in chips)
Seat 7: caserd (5955 in chips)
Seat 8: ToMo73 (2895 in chips)
Seat 9: the_main (1860 in chips)
tech punk: posts the ante 25
Homer03: posts the ante 25
Trenndy: posts the ante 25
Bi-Polarbear: posts the ante 25
TENPIN10: posts the ante 25
7Rock7: posts the ante 25
caserd: posts the ante 25
ToMo73: posts the ante 25
the_main: posts the ante 25
the_main: posts small blind 100
tech punk: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to the_main [6d 6s]
Homer03: calls 200
Trenndy: calls 200
Bi-Polarbear: folds
TENPIN10: calls 200
7Rock7: folds
caserd: folds
ToMo73: calls 200
the_main: ?

Pretty obvious here i think. I push, tomo calls and i triple through....

Please share your thoughts

SirWatts

Hand 1:  Oops misread.  I still think I'm gonna gamble and pray the BB folds or they share an overcard.

Hand 2: I would be terrified too.  I like folding here.  Al-in can't be that big a mistake though. 
 
Hand 3: This is a pretty easy fold imo.  QJ is garbage against a raise, you need to be first in with it.  You have a few more hands before the blind to find a better spot. (ie opening all-in with any 2 cards)

Hand 4: It depends what the limps represent.  You have enough chips that completing and hoping for a flop isn't terrible, but unless you're pretty sure someone has a bigger pair and is going to call you need to get all-in with excellent pot odds.   

STR82ACE

I know for a fact that short stack playing is one of my biggest downfalls. It sucks to not have enough chip power to play they way you want to.

One of the guys here gave a great piece of advise though recently. When your short stacked, you want the other players to chase YOU, not you chase them.

For what it's worth, here's what I would have most likely have done, and please don't consider this gospel, cause it's just what I would have done in your shoes:

Hand 1:
PUSH allin. I'm in a spot here, not the shortest stack, but enough so that I would need a double up just to get back in the game again.

Hand 2:
Now I AM short stacked. But the read from the raiser is he is a tight player, I know he has something to kill me off. As much as I would hate to do it, I would probably fold to him.

Hand 3:
QJ? Risky at best. Villian isn't chip leader, but he's healthy enough to warrant reconsideration. Even with the folds to you, I would have folded as well.

Hand 4:
PUSH allin. Limpers all around, I would think my 6's are pretty decent at the moment, and an allin bet just might them fold to me. It's a gamble at best, but again, your chip postion warrants a risk.

Well, that's my opinion, and for the most part, it's probably why I don't do so well in short stack situations. Would like to see other's responses to both your original post as well as mine.

Big E

I think hands 2,3, and 4 are pretty obvious and I think you played them correctly, without the read on the tight player in hand 2 I'm likely all-in.....but hand 1 I think is perhaps my weakness....would love to hear more thoughts on this.

I would have pushed all-in, perhaps I panic a bit early being short stacked but in this case I'm happy getting my chips in with any pocket pair. I have been in this position before and usually my low pair does not hold up....but BB is in a desperate situation as well so is going all-in the right move here? BB, I believe, will call with any two cards....so what to do??????