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Message: [QUOTE="SpanRmonka, post: 6877550, member: 429759"] I don't always like the 'you have to play to win' argument when talking about these kinds of ICM situations, however I think in this case, and without knowing the stacks on the other table, AJ is too good a hand to consider folding in any similar spots with your chip stack relative to the short stack. There's no actual expectation that he will bust, its 50/50 when he next gets it in, so you have to try and take the chance to put yourself in a position where you can challenge the top spots, rather than considering a $3 pay jump as a goal. If for example you had 2-3 million in chips, then you don't want to risk your stack so much, as you can call and fold without really affecting your chances of winning the whole tournament. Basically you have more to lose, than you do with only 8bbs [/QUOTE]