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View Poll Results: What would you do? | |||
Push | 35 | 97.22% | |
Fold | 1 | 2.78% | |
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll |
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Big Stacks Going at It
$20 Home Tourney started with 14 people and we're down to 4 and all in the money ($140-$80-$40-$20).
UTG has about 12,000 Button (me) had 11,000 SB has 4,000 BB has 1,000 Blinds are 500-1000. UTG and I had been knocking guys out and bullying the small stacks (almost working together, but not colluding or doing anything illegal). We were avoiding going head-to-head. Here's my dilemna. UTG raises enough to put both small stacks all-in, when I look down at 10-10. UTG is solid. I am certain that if I fold, I'll get at worst 2nd. If I call and lose, that brings 3rd & 4th into play. What would you do in that situation? |
#2
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Re: Big Stacks Going at It
Well, you're either pushing or folding here. I voted push.
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#3
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Re: Big Stacks Going at It
Depends on the player and being a home game you may know him well enough to make a big difference here. If he raised to $4k and you have been generally cooperating as you say, I would think he is, consciously or not, looking for cooperation from you. He is probably not doing this with AA,KK or QQ. So I think pushing is a good alternative, largely for those reasons, but also because the payout is quite steep.
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#4
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Re: Big Stacks Going at It
Depends on what you are after.
I play for the win and push! I am getting 1.4 to 1 pot odds with the 5th best starting hand in poker. If I am wrong and he has a big hand and beats me, I get my 20 bucks back. If he calls and I win, I should win the tourney easily. If he folds, I add 50% to my stack. |
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Re: Big Stacks Going at It
The BB is already all-in? If UTG had JJ+, I doubt he would raise enough to push the players out who can pay him off. Your hand is either a slight edge or dominates him. Considering both cEV and your $EV, I still think it is an easy push.
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