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Old 07-10-2004, 02:14 PM
heyrocker heyrocker is offline
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Default Re: Party $50+5 Hand Poll Since Everyone Is Doing Them

Here was my thought process:

Fold: I consider this an acceptable response, although a somewhat weak one considering the circumstance. I have been seeing a lot of fourths and part of the reason i think is trying to "stay out of trouble" and wait for others to die. This, I've decided, has been a mistake.

Complete: I think this is a terrible play. You're burning almost 10% of your stack to see a flop and you can't call a bet or re-raise even if you catch a piece [barring miracle hands.]

Minraise: Beats completing, but many players will see it for what it is - a steal - and go over the top on you on principle. Even if not, you're very likely to get called and then you can just see the previous entry.

Raise to 600: This to me was totally unacceptable. You will have to go all in if re-raised anyways, why not make the other guy make the tough decision?

Push: This is what I did. You're 55% against any random hand, and you have a ton of fold equity, because your opponent is unlikely to risk his whole tournament on anything mediocre. That said, you are probably in trouble if he calls.

He called with 66 [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I'm interested in comments on my thought process, especially counter-arguments to any of the points.
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