Why to complete from SB in level 1

[1C5]

It is 5 freakin chips. Just play for the flopped straight, flush or two pair or 3 of a kind with any 2, it is worth it I think. I used to fold everything but for 5 chips, you can bust someone...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

CO (t725)
Button (t785)
Hero (t830)
BB (t800)
UTG (t785)
UTG+1 (t740)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t935)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, MP3 calls t15, CO calls t15, Button calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (t70) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t45</font>, Button folds, BB folds, MP3 folds.

Final Pot: t115

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
No showdown. CO wins t115. </font>


Oh and I love this one, I would have busted him for an investment of 5 chips.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP3 (t760)
CO (t805)
Button (t745)
Hero (t785)
BB (t685)
UTG (t715)
UTG+1 (t790)
UTG+2 (t745)
MP1 (t795)
MP2 (t1175)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (t40) K/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t15</font>, BB calls t15.

Turn: (t70) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t15</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t70</font>, MP2 calls t55.

River: (t210) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t250</font>, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: t460

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB doesn't show.
Outcome: BB wins t460. </font>

[1C5]

(These 2 are tonite, just showing that I should have played them but I didn't)

[curtains]

In lower buyin tourneys I call just about everything for 5 chips. (I fold the worst hands like 72o, but I'll call with T6o, or 43o everytime.) The people that suggest folding halfway decent hands for 5 chips like JTo or Axs are just playing badly.

[BeantownCaller]

I don't complete with absolute junk (no 3-8 off calls), but with A2 or K8, as long as I haven't already short stacked myself this easier I complete.....then again I don't play as tight early as y'all do.

Crap like A2 and K8 are powerful hands to get 2 pair with, because likely someone will have top pair and you'll have them reverse dominated. Worth it for 5 chips at least, to me...

[holeplug]

The best is when you win a big hand or even bust someone with like J9o and the table coach goes nuts and calls you a fish,dumbass,idiot,etc. Makes me laugh every time /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

[spentrent]

I'll still play stoopid hands like 72o, hold my nose, and hope I hit a longshot. "Only 5 chips" indeed.