Anybody fold a full house on the flop? 1st hand of tourney?

iRoD · #1 01-14-2005, 03:59 PM

I think you can lay this down here too, this is obviously a very strangely played KK but you probably did not have to play this hand so strongly. The flop bet is pretty okay, but I dont know if you have to toss in over half your stack on the turn.

Does anyone else think that these blinds (25/50) are pretty high for the first level of a multi with stacks of only t1000?

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DougShrapnel · #2 01-14-2005, 04:13 PM

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Does anyone else think that these blinds (25/50) are pretty high for the first level of a multi with stacks of only t1000?

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mcteecho · #3 01-14-2005, 04:20 PM

I wouldn't really think of it as playing a full house, b/c the other guy has at least JJJ too - you're really just playing your mid pocket pair. Is it worth going broke on the first hand with pocket 8s? Not for me.

Guy F · #4 01-16-2005, 01:59 AM

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I wouldn't really think of it as playing a full house, b/c the other guy has at least JJJ too - you're really just playing your mid pocket pair. Is it worth going broke on the first hand with pocket 8s? Not for me.

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Okay, this makes sense. I'm normally a "better safe than sorry" person early in tourneys, but I think I got caught up in the chance to double up early. Viewing it as pair-vs-pair instead brings it down a few notches in excitement and makes position more important.

Someone else made the point that a true big hand would play to trap, not bet right out. The stars in my eyes must have blinded me to this as well since it's so obvious in hindsight now. Might have been better off planning to checkraise a modest amount, and stop to ponder what was going on if he either bet big or checked behind me. More information either way and fewer chips in the pot.