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Generator
04-15-2005, 05:21 AM
Blinds getting dire.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t5370)
SB (t3980)
Hero (t2040)
UTG (t2110)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t1200</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ???
gasgod
04-15-2005, 05:37 AM
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Blinds getting dire.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t5370)
SB (t3980)
Hero (t2040)
UTG (t2110)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t1200</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ??? </font>

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Routine push. If you call, you will be forced to put in the rest if he drops the other shoe, so you should be the aggressor and use whatever FE you have.

GG
Generator
04-15-2005, 05:42 AM
Right, right. I actually meant push (the rest in), which is what I did.
Phoenix1010
04-15-2005, 06:13 AM
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Routine push. If you call, you will be forced to put in the rest if he drops the other shoe, so you should be the aggressor and use whatever FE you have.

GG

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You have close to 0 FE preflop. Villain has a huge stack and isn't folding anything getting almost 3:1 on his money. If you're going to play, your only FE will come from a stop and go.

I don't like folding this with only 4 BB behind against a big stack on the button. It mostly depends on the other players. If they're playing very tightly and you think you'll have a very easy time stealing blinds, be more inclined to fold. If they're playing loosely and aggressively (especially the button bigstack), be more inclined to play. In general, I'd lean towards a stop and go here.

-Phoenix