Warder
06-29-2005, 01:49 PM
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Average stack is about 3100 at this point. 102 people left until the money and blinds are at 100/200
Hero (t3470)
BB (t2850)
UTG (t2210)
UTG+1 (t3300)
MP1 (t2515)
MP2 (t2945)
MP3 (t740)
CO (t3210)
Button (t7209)
Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls (t200), 2 folds, MP2 is all in (t2945), MP3 is all in (t740), 2 folds...... Now it's on me, with one left to act behind me, what's my move here?
Here's how I was looking at it, but then again I'm not a great tournament player: I don't have much time left before the blinds raise again and I know that losing chips compounds over time so I think this is a great time to make my move. However... QQ isn't exactly the best hand to have 3 handed, potentially 4, but I feel confident about my situation. The first all in doesn't really worry me too much, as I don't think you need a great hand to push at this point. The second all in I would normally put on a bigger hand, but seeing as how he's short stacked I think he could push with a larger range of hands. So my thinking is that coming over the top all in, while probably about 50% winning 3 handed against Ax, Kx will put me at about 7000 and in good position to increase my stack later on in the tournament.
Average stack is about 3100 at this point. 102 people left until the money and blinds are at 100/200
Hero (t3470)
BB (t2850)
UTG (t2210)
UTG+1 (t3300)
MP1 (t2515)
MP2 (t2945)
MP3 (t740)
CO (t3210)
Button (t7209)
Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls (t200), 2 folds, MP2 is all in (t2945), MP3 is all in (t740), 2 folds...... Now it's on me, with one left to act behind me, what's my move here?
Here's how I was looking at it, but then again I'm not a great tournament player: I don't have much time left before the blinds raise again and I know that losing chips compounds over time so I think this is a great time to make my move. However... QQ isn't exactly the best hand to have 3 handed, potentially 4, but I feel confident about my situation. The first all in doesn't really worry me too much, as I don't think you need a great hand to push at this point. The second all in I would normally put on a bigger hand, but seeing as how he's short stacked I think he could push with a larger range of hands. So my thinking is that coming over the top all in, while probably about 50% winning 3 handed against Ax, Kx will put me at about 7000 and in good position to increase my stack later on in the tournament.