[The Yugoslavian]

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What else would you do w/ TT in this position?...Call?...Min-raise??...Fold?...None of those choices are as (+)EV as going allin...Allin may pickup the blinds w/o opposition which is not a bad result for TT....Allin will push out the blinds with the random "nothing" hands (what you want to happen)....Allin may get called by an inferior hand (what you want to happen)...Allin may get called by a superior hand (Yuk)...but just might "suckout"(what you want to happen)...by the time you get thru the blinds your stack will be even further crippled....GoForIt [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Did you just post something resembling strategy? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] Wow, I'm pretty shocked [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]! Now all you have to do is provide thoughts on a hand that is somewhat difficult to play, [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img].

As for the OP's questions about M. Really all it indicates is how your stack compares to the dead/forced $$ at the beginning of the hand. In Party Poker STTs there are never antes so it makes more sense to compare one's stack to the big blind rather than add up both blinds and then compare your stack. All M does is add up the antes and the blinds and then compare that number to your stack anyway.

Also someone also mentioned other players having shorter stacks than you. Harrington doesn't have like an algorithm for exactly how to play in every situation with whatever amount of M. He has guidelines and in his hand examples when he thinks through a hand, it is clear that one is supposed to be aware of everyone else's M and how that affects their play and thus, your play.

Even on Stars the antes never get all that big (and tables are short by then anyway) so coming up with M is still sorta silly and just knowing how many big blinds your stack is still is most helpful.

Yugoslav