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Message: [QUOTE="Four Dogs, post: 340371, member: 2668"] Of coarse if you can win the pot, by all means, take it. But you can't bluff the all-in out. When he's that short stacked, he's probably doesn't have the best possible hand and the risk he poses to the larger stacks is minimal, as is the reward. In a showdown against 2 oponents he's the dog. By not cooperating, and driving out anyone else competing for his paultry few chips without even a made hand, what have you gained? Not anymore of their chips. You are now a 2:1 underdog and if you lose, you have doubled up a player who would otherwise be gone. With more players at the table you must be more selective with your own hands. You have risked the possibility of finishing higher in the money, and because he is still relatively short stacked, he will have yet another chance to double up very soon. You don't cooperate because your a nice guy, you do it because it's the smart move. [/QUOTE]