Re: Burningyen\'s bustout hand (how would you play it?)
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Dan Harrington agrees with his number 2, and I don't think he's anyone who's advice I would sneeze at.
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Dan disagrees with his #1, so what's your point? You have to accumulate chips to place or win in any tournament. This is an opportunity to do so. The only way you don't push is if you are 100% sure the guy can't lay down his hand.
BTW, I like leading out with a half pot, to see if he'll raise. If he does, I'm all-in. At that point the pot is at least 3k, and I've got enough left to provide some folding equity.
Even if he calls don't, I've bet 11k to win 14-15k, on a coin flip and all top pros, Dan Harrington and Paul Phillips included, say you don't pass up +EV edges like that early in a tourney, no matter how narrow, if you want to win it.
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