Speaking of blocks....

Harv72b · #1 06-12-2005, 03:16 PM

Ideal application of what Gigabet was talking about, or just common sense with the pot odds being offered? This was a 40+4 Half Million Qualifier on Party.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

SB (t388)
Hero (t1812)
UTG (t1005)
UTG+1 (t1065)
MP1 (t905)
MP2 (t880)
MP3 (t1135)
CO (t550)
Button (t260)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
6 folds, Button calls [t260] , SB calls [t388] t50, Hero calls t288....

Phill S · #2 06-12-2005, 03:35 PM

Standard play.

I dont get the blocks thing just yet, give me a few days and ill try and form something on it - or nick someone elses opinion - but i dont think this is what Giga meant.

Phill

Sabrazack · #3 06-12-2005, 04:46 PM

I bet Giga is sitting home in his chair laughing at all of you trying to implement his "block theory" into your game.

(Hope this thing doesn't generate thousands of "Was this a good place for a Gigamove?" threads)

The Yugoslavian · #4 06-12-2005, 04:55 PM

N/M

Standard...

Yugoslav

Unarmed · #5 06-12-2005, 04:57 PM

www.lego.com

Moonsugar · #6 06-12-2005, 05:19 PM

That is: Gigamove(TM)

Myst · #7 06-12-2005, 05:44 PM

Yeah, standard... but I think giga's thinking goes deeper than this.

the shadow · #8 06-12-2005, 06:07 PM

Harv72b · #9 06-13-2005, 12:16 AM

I guess that the point I was trying to make here is, would this still be a standard call if I was sitting at t812 instead of t1812?

When the hand came up, I thought immediately of the other thread...I had the chip lead, but not a commanding one. In that sense, the t288 that I risk on this hand is pretty much worthless to me at that point; it doesn't gain me any extra folding equity or push me any closer to winning the SNG. But if my stack is smaller, or even average, then it's not worth it to call the extra t288 for me because I need to protect what chips I have, and K6o can't possibly be a favorite here, or even close enough to justify the 3:1 or so pot odds I'm being offered (vs. two opponents).

Forgive the noob questions...I am a relative noob when it comes to MTT/SNG play. This is just a call that I wouldn't have thought to make before reading Gigabet's post.

Matt R. · #10 06-13-2005, 01:03 AM

It's a standard call simply because you're getting 2.6:1 on your call and you're going to see all 5 cards, nothing more. I think if you had t812 you'd still have to make the call. Now, if you have t812 and 72o, I think you'd be correct to fold here.