pl o/8 folding A2

5-5 plo/8 deep stacks (2-3k)three times same situation folded A2 all three. Im on button call w/ Q7A2 rainbow or equivalent. flop is three babies bet raise and cold call b4 it gets to me. gotta figure im getting quartered and i got no re-draws so i fold. i really want to pop a big re-raise cause i think i can take it down some of the time but i decide the times i dont will be too expensive. i am new to this game is the answer dont play A2Shit from any position?

"is the answer dont play A2Shit from any position?"


bingo.

If 4players or more are still in the pot u will break even if quartered...so maybe a call is in it's place, and see what happends...I was in the same situation myself but with A3 568 flop---i fold it and 26 takes low and set vs str8 is betting hard...It depends a lot of the quality of the game.


/Peppe

The odds of getting quartered are much less than you fear. Against the below # of opponents:

1. 05.4%

2. 11.0%

3. 15.0%

4. 20.0%

5. 24.0%

6. 28.0%


So you see it is +EV to call with as many as 6 players in the pot (5 opponents). That is also ignoring any remote possibility of 2 perfect cards giving you scoop potential. Such as in your example above runner runner QQ. You did not say there was a possoble str8 on the flop so these possibilities must be considered therby increasing your potential profit. I have seen an analysis done where you make an 11% profit over the long term by playing A2xx (with xx being 2 cards 9 to a K). This was calculated for a limit game therefore a PL or NL might vary more.


Jimbo