kenewbie
05-21-2004, 04:41 AM
I dont have any tournament books as of yet, I'm sort of just feeling my way around.
The last 3 tournaments I've been knocked out pretty early, the situation being similar in all of them:
I got a decent amount of chips (above average) and a very good hand. I raise it for a decent amount (4-5 x BB or close to that preflop, atleast half the pot if the flop has come) and some clown goes all-in on me.
Note that this is quite early in the tournament.
I've been calling these with a smile on my face. The last 3 times I've been outdrawn as a 84%, 77% and 71% favorite respectivly. Now this isnt a bad beat thing, I realize the underdog will win on occation, I can deal with that.
My question is this: Should I just avoid these situations early in the game when I dont realy need the chips? Or do I have to keep calling when I am a favorite?
Is it really worth it to double up while you're is still on level 2 when you have chips and risk being busted out?
k
The last 3 tournaments I've been knocked out pretty early, the situation being similar in all of them:
I got a decent amount of chips (above average) and a very good hand. I raise it for a decent amount (4-5 x BB or close to that preflop, atleast half the pot if the flop has come) and some clown goes all-in on me.
Note that this is quite early in the tournament.
I've been calling these with a smile on my face. The last 3 times I've been outdrawn as a 84%, 77% and 71% favorite respectivly. Now this isnt a bad beat thing, I realize the underdog will win on occation, I can deal with that.
My question is this: Should I just avoid these situations early in the game when I dont realy need the chips? Or do I have to keep calling when I am a favorite?
Is it really worth it to double up while you're is still on level 2 when you have chips and risk being busted out?
k