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I've started to multi table the $15 turbos on stars . Just wondering what ranges of hands people would be calling with in a spot like this.

PokerStars Game #5067099174: Tournament #25451425, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/05/27 - 09:34:37 (ET)
Table '25451425 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button

Seat 1: scheleronny (1590 in chips)
Seat 2: notringopaul (1030 in chips)
Seat 3: Bertmobile (2595 in chips)
Seat 5: cavendish66 (1990 in chips)
Seat 9: Drchan87 (6295 in chips)
notringopaul: posts small blind 100
Bertmobile: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bertmobile [x x]
cavendish66: folds
Drchan87: folds
scheleronny: folds
notringopaul: raises 830 to 1030 and is all-in

So what would be called in a spot like this?

Also opponent is typical run of the mill player not overly tight and aggressive.

i wouldnt call in this spot without a pair over 9s or an ace jack or bigger

there is no need to get fruity in a stars turbo they are not much faster than some sites normall STTs

a call by you would be for nearly 50% of your stack and there will be better spots where you can get your chips in first

You wanna avoid racing for half your chips or more when you've doubled up. As Ironside says, no need to get fruity. But your opponent is in a must move situation.

Its 830 to call, when did, a third of become nearly 50%?

Folding brings 2395 with 5 left (hardly a lock on a prize)
or
Calling results in either 1565 with 5 left  (worse, but not too much) or 3625 with 4 left (a bruising stack, bubble time, let chip leader slap you about for a couple of rounds and we're there.)

What's more, he's in the small blind. A seat for fib telling if ever there was one. So he's not overly aggresive, but things are changing for him, this is a good spot for him to steal and get chips he desperately needs. You really don't want to know my raising standards for the small blinds spot.

I'm calling in the big blind with any pair, any ace, and big kings.

You call a man here with K8s and even if you lose, you might be getting a few walks later on.

Folding 88 or A10 here is way way too tight IMO Ironside.

thanks for the replys. I have been calling here with the range that you have said tank. However i sometimes lob away crappy little aces or 22-55. Can i ask if you had 4500 chips at the start of this hand would your range increase or decrease?

Increase, If you have 4,500 chips, its likely that the other guy at the table doesn't have 6,500.

Winning the hand will likely give you a significant chip lead on the bubble. That's where the fun (and oodles of profitable steal situations) is at.

This is one of those hot spots in my opinion where profit is won and lost.

any pair, any ace, most kings and chuck in QT, JT, maybe T9s depends on the player....if it's tank I'm calling with Q8.

Important point tank made, a call here will slow them all down next time you are big blind.... they'll be thinking 'he is too stupid to fold, damn calling station, wait til I get a big hand I'll get him' ...........then they fold :)

Oh btw......... tank moving from the small blind comes after he folds it after a pause on the previous circuit..........damn I've said too much

A very standard situation, read this article: http://zeejustin.com/articles.php?art_id=9

Means he's probably playing more than one table  :D

Nice escape tank :)