Morbo
03-26-2004, 12:35 PM
Mid-early stages in a multitable. Blinds are 150/300 and I have about 6k, just about average.
In the CO, I find AK. An MP who has me covered raises to T2500. I just got moved to this table and I barely have any reads but from what I see he is quite aggressive.
I think for a moment, then I push. I find that the chances that he might be a dog weights out the facts that we are likely to be at a flip. I thought the chances he held AA/KK as small but he calls and turns over KK. I don't find the ace and I'm going home.
I sat there, staring at the screen, and I started thinking. Had I called instead of pushed, there would be pretty much 4 different outcomes:
1: Flop hits me, he bets. This is the best situation I guess.
2: Flop hits me, he checks, followed by my bet and his fold. This would be the worst situation, where I would miss out the most compared to pushing preflop.
3: Flop misses, he bets. Often an easy fold and I'm still in the tournament.
4: Flop misses, he checks. I could either take the free card, or try to buy the pot. As a sidenote, considering this situation, what would you do?
Seeing these options, 3 out of 4 is relatively positive for me, is calling the better option here?
Thanks for your thoughts and replies.
In the CO, I find AK. An MP who has me covered raises to T2500. I just got moved to this table and I barely have any reads but from what I see he is quite aggressive.
I think for a moment, then I push. I find that the chances that he might be a dog weights out the facts that we are likely to be at a flip. I thought the chances he held AA/KK as small but he calls and turns over KK. I don't find the ace and I'm going home.
I sat there, staring at the screen, and I started thinking. Had I called instead of pushed, there would be pretty much 4 different outcomes:
1: Flop hits me, he bets. This is the best situation I guess.
2: Flop hits me, he checks, followed by my bet and his fold. This would be the worst situation, where I would miss out the most compared to pushing preflop.
3: Flop misses, he bets. Often an easy fold and I'm still in the tournament.
4: Flop misses, he checks. I could either take the free card, or try to buy the pot. As a sidenote, considering this situation, what would you do?
Seeing these options, 3 out of 4 is relatively positive for me, is calling the better option here?
Thanks for your thoughts and replies.