A Good Call

Olback · #1 07-05-2005, 11:15 PM

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The blinds were stupidly high and figured my hadn was well in front. If i won i would have a dominate chip position. I was looking to steal but i knew i needed a decent hand as people would call with anything.

Was this a good call on my behalf?

Was this a good/bad call on villians behalf?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (4 handed) converter

Hero (t4135)
BB (t3800)
UTG (t1260)
Button (t4305)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button raises to t4230, Hero calls t3460 (All-In), 1 fold.

Flop: (t7915) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t7915) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t7915) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t7915

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ah 7h (one pair, fives).
Button has Jc Qs (two pair, queens and fives).
Outcome: Button wins t7915.

lastchance · #2 07-05-2005, 11:18 PM

Crap, I have no idea how to play this. It all depends on how Button's playing, I guess.

(Oh, and don't use ICM for this one, I'll let other posters figure out why).

tminus · #3 07-05-2005, 11:21 PM

this is totally dependent on what kind of player foe is

I think A7s is a great hand to push with but if he's really tight I may fold

Olback · #4 07-05-2005, 11:22 PM

Forget to mention that button was stealing alot and raising my blinds every chance he got. I figured the a,7 was well in front.

Scuba Chuck · #5 07-05-2005, 11:23 PM

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Crap, I have no idea how to play this. It all depends on how Button's playing, I guess.

(Oh, and don't use ICM for this one, I'll let other posters figure out why).

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I see why you're saying this, but I think ICM is still the correct tool for this. IMO, this is a very easy fold. I know those blinds are huge, but the equity transfer is far to great to battle here with shortstack allin on the next hand.

lastchance · #6 07-05-2005, 11:27 PM

Well, make sure your call equity is actually correct instead of just plugging in numbers to SNG PT... [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Olback · #7 07-05-2005, 11:27 PM

If shorty was not gonna be all next hand would u call?

lastchance · #8 07-05-2005, 11:27 PM

That would make this a much, much easier fold.

Olback · #9 07-05-2005, 11:29 PM

Wouldn't it much it a much harder fold. As you would know you needed more chips to surive?

I figured when it became a crapshoot like this i should take an edge like this. I mean isn't folding a,7 here way to tight?

What kind of hand would you need to call here?

Scuba Chuck · #10 07-05-2005, 11:37 PM

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If shorty was not gonna be all next hand would u call?

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If all the stacks were a little more evened out, then yes, I agree with these blinds that this is a great call.