one way to play a shortstack on the bubble

[Phill S]

<font color="red"> respect the power of a fold. </font>

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed)

BB (t3167)
UTG (t5012)
Button (t3941)
Hero (t1380)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="CC3333">UTG raises to t1000</font>, Button calls t1000, Hero folds, BB calls t800.

Flop: (t3100) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets t1400</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises to t2167</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG raises to t1400</font>, Button calls t1541 (All-In).

Turn: (t9608) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t9608) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t9608
<font color="green">Main Pot: t7300 (t7300), between BB, UTG and Button.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by UTG (t7300).</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t2308 (t2308), between BB and UTG.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by UTG (t2308).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB has Qh Qd (three of a kind, queens).
UTG has As Js (straight flush, ace high).
Button has Ad Td (straight, ace high).
Outcome: UTG wins t9608. </font>

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a few concepts:
dont call all in with a straight on a flush board
dont slow play big pocket pairs on the bubble (or ever)
when you are the shortstack, never give up. weird things can happen


Phill