08-31-2001, 01:49 PM
I elected to fold my hand in the below described situation. As it turned out, I missed my best opportunity to stay in the tournment (essentially blinded out)and of course I am now second guessing myself.
No Limit Holdem Tournment, approximately 45 starters, pays top 5 in a typical schedule. The rebuy period has ended and we are down to 27 players. The blinds are at $50/100 and due to raise to $100/200 within the next few minutes. This particular table is very tough with 7 of the original 9 starters still around. Four of us have stacks under $1000 and the rest have stacks in the $2000-3000 range.
I am in the SB with $800 left after posting my Small Blind. Second to Act (STA) raises to $250. I look down and see 99. He has $700 remaining after his raise. STA is a very tough player. His raise, especially when he is beginning to get short stacked, does not necessarily mean a premium hand. I have seen him come in this situation with medium Aces, KQ, amd smallish pairs. He would also play AA and KK this same way. He might lay down a small pair or a weak Ace to an all in raise. Note: BB was very short stacked ($250)after posting and it wouldn't take much of a hand for him to call with.
What is my play, was folding ok, or should I have raised? Remember I only have one round left to have any real chance of taking down the blinds without a fight.
thanks, Calvin
No Limit Holdem Tournment, approximately 45 starters, pays top 5 in a typical schedule. The rebuy period has ended and we are down to 27 players. The blinds are at $50/100 and due to raise to $100/200 within the next few minutes. This particular table is very tough with 7 of the original 9 starters still around. Four of us have stacks under $1000 and the rest have stacks in the $2000-3000 range.
I am in the SB with $800 left after posting my Small Blind. Second to Act (STA) raises to $250. I look down and see 99. He has $700 remaining after his raise. STA is a very tough player. His raise, especially when he is beginning to get short stacked, does not necessarily mean a premium hand. I have seen him come in this situation with medium Aces, KQ, amd smallish pairs. He would also play AA and KK this same way. He might lay down a small pair or a weak Ace to an all in raise. Note: BB was very short stacked ($250)after posting and it wouldn't take much of a hand for him to call with.
What is my play, was folding ok, or should I have raised? Remember I only have one round left to have any real chance of taking down the blinds without a fight.
thanks, Calvin