The UTG player is going to be all-in very-very soon (2 hands). You have no need to risk everything against a player who can bust you when it doesn't greatly increase your chances of winning. Although it seems insanely nitty here, it's one of the few places folding A-A pre-flop makes any sense at all.
There are strong odds that UTG is going broke very soon. And, even if he manages to double up, he'll still be very short. Besides, one of the other players might make a mistake and get busted. Harrington covers this and goes into more detail about why folding this makes the most sense.
Edit: In this case, with a real short stack at the table, folding every hand if a big stack shows interest makes the most sense. |