slogger
07-23-2004, 12:08 AM
Two-table tourney at home game (19 starters), $40 buy-in gets you T10,000. Blinds start down at 25-50 but rise every 15 minutes.
Precursor:
Early in tourney (I believe blinds were 50/100), it's folded to me in SB, and as I look down at 48o, I ask my poker buddy in the BB (he and I have played a lot poker together over the last 6-10 months) if I can steal his blind. He says, "I haven't looked at my cards, man, do what you gotta do." I say, "OK, make it 300." He looks down, grimaces, and folds. I show him my hand (very rare occasion for me, but it's a pretty friendly (though tough) game and we're all having fun. He tells me I had him dominated. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
The Hand:
Fifth level (300/600 blinds and there are still 18 of us) and it's folded to me in the SB again (two orbits later, I believe). I a little below average with 8,800 after posting (he's got 8,300 after posting). Before looking at my cards, I ask him if he's going to let me steal again. He says, "Sure, go for it." I ask if he's looked yet, and he says no. I look down at red 7s. "OK, make it 1,800." No sooner had the words left my lips when he chirps, "All-in."
OK, so now I'm in a quandary. I only have him covered by T200, so I'm literally crippled if I call and lose, but I'm 95% sure he hasn't looked - I asked him again whether he's looked and he says no. I tell him I have a pair. Very little reaction from him. I have reason to trust him here - as I said, its a friendly game and the two of us are friends.
So, I now assume there is a 1% chance he's screwing with me, but I believe deep down he hasn't looked.
Who calls here? Is it even a close decision?
Precursor:
Early in tourney (I believe blinds were 50/100), it's folded to me in SB, and as I look down at 48o, I ask my poker buddy in the BB (he and I have played a lot poker together over the last 6-10 months) if I can steal his blind. He says, "I haven't looked at my cards, man, do what you gotta do." I say, "OK, make it 300." He looks down, grimaces, and folds. I show him my hand (very rare occasion for me, but it's a pretty friendly (though tough) game and we're all having fun. He tells me I had him dominated. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
The Hand:
Fifth level (300/600 blinds and there are still 18 of us) and it's folded to me in the SB again (two orbits later, I believe). I a little below average with 8,800 after posting (he's got 8,300 after posting). Before looking at my cards, I ask him if he's going to let me steal again. He says, "Sure, go for it." I ask if he's looked yet, and he says no. I look down at red 7s. "OK, make it 1,800." No sooner had the words left my lips when he chirps, "All-in."
OK, so now I'm in a quandary. I only have him covered by T200, so I'm literally crippled if I call and lose, but I'm 95% sure he hasn't looked - I asked him again whether he's looked and he says no. I tell him I have a pair. Very little reaction from him. I have reason to trust him here - as I said, its a friendly game and the two of us are friends.
So, I now assume there is a 1% chance he's screwing with me, but I believe deep down he hasn't looked.
Who calls here? Is it even a close decision?