[woodguy]

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If I fold my stack I 16BB
If I call and lose I have 9BB
If I call and win I have 27BB



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There is no question that 27BB's is nice to have in a shallow tourney, very playable.

But, I think there is a world of difference between 16BB's and 9BB's

I can steal with 16BB's without putting my whole stack at risk, I cannot at 9BB's.

With 16BB's I can raise PF and make a flop cont-bet and still fold with ~9BB's if I'm beat.

WIth 16BB's I can raise all in over a PF raise and call with a squeeze play and not dish good odds for the PF riaiser or caller to get involved with less than a premium hand, with 9BB's I cannot.

I'm not scared to play a 9BB stack, but I have many more options available with a 16BB stack.

Regards,
Woodguy