flipping coins in a $33

wuwei · #1 07-26-2005, 09:33 PM

My read on the button suggests she has two cards.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) converter

SB (t1340)
Hero (t1300)
UTG (t2885)
MP (t1620)
Button (t855)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button pushes 855, Hero...

lastchance · #2 07-26-2005, 09:43 PM

If you read is right, I think calling is correct here. You're getting good odds, you're a favorite, albeit slightly.

#3 07-26-2005, 09:44 PM

Fold.

Why risk your whole game as a slight favorite? Even if villian has 34os it is a coinflip.

Wait for better days.

johnnybeef · #4 07-26-2005, 09:44 PM

Given your read, its a call. But, if there are some limitations, it is a fold. I usually will fold this out of principle.

gumpzilla · #5 07-26-2005, 09:45 PM

If you weren't in the BB, I think this is a pretty easy fold. Since you are, I think it's a call. If you fold, you're the shortstack (although button is basically tied with you) and have 5 BBs after passing through the SB next hand. You're getting pretty close to 5:3 to call this, which is a decent price given your read.

johnny005 · #6 07-26-2005, 09:50 PM

Call this for sure if you feel button can have any 2.. if he is raising with 44+ and K-Js+ then this call will loose you money. I think you have to know your player here to make this call with 22

#7 07-26-2005, 10:00 PM

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Call this for sure if you feel button can have any 2.. if he is raising with 44+ and K-Js+ then this call will loose you money. I think you have to know your player here to make this call with 22

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44+? Don't you mean 33+? KJs has about the same odds of winning as 35s. This is the danger of twos.

adanthar · #8 07-28-2005, 10:05 PM

I take it this is a 2+2'er?

I call, and I don't think it's that close, even though I grit my teeth when I do.

bluefeet · #9 07-28-2005, 10:09 PM

i wouldn't call with a gun to my head. you certainly have the time, chips (in relation to other bubblers), and soon...position - to do your own share of blind raping.

Edit: ok, maybe i exaggeated a bit. but i honestly do thing a bit more paitence could put you in a slighty better position to double up.

wuwei · #10 07-28-2005, 10:29 PM

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I take it this is a 2+2'er?

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Actually no, but they were loose/bad/agro early on in a way that was closer to correct at the bubble.

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I call, and I don't think it's that close, even though I grit my teeth when I do.

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Yah, that's pretty much what I did.