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Old 07-18-2005, 09:15 AM
slickpoppa slickpoppa is offline
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Default Re: Stars $215 preflop decision

I disagree with the previous posters. I think you should have gone all-in, and I thought that before I saw the results. The stacks are so short at this point that an all-in for 8.5bb does not mean much. Texan would probably reraise with KK or QQ to protect, and AA is the only premium hand that he would just call with. From my experience you are likely against a combination of a two overcards and a small pair or two small pairs. Sometimes of course you are behind to QQ-AA, but definitely not often enough for folding to be correct. The stacks just aren't deep enough for folding JJ to be correct IMO. And you can't pass up edges like this if you want to give yourself the best chance of winning a huge tournament like this.
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