Wait for a better spot?

snapfc01 · #1 02-23-2005, 03:24 AM

When i fist fot my hand my thought was auto all in... the big stacks minraise didn't scare me at all since he's done it the last 15 hands. then when the SB reraised i figured i was likely to be behind here however the blinds are about to raise so i thought even if i'm behind i need to try to get lucky and double up before the blinds raise to have any shot at this. should i have waited for another spot?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed) converter

Button (t8513)
SB (t3467)
Hero (t1520)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Button raises to t400, SB raises to t600, Hero raises to t1520, Button folds, SB calls t920.

Flop: (t3440) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t3440) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t3440) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t3440

Elektrik · #2 02-23-2005, 03:34 AM

While the blinds are big, they are not massive relative to your stack. Buttons's minraise means little, but SB's min reraise means he probably has at least *something*

I fold here.

SuitedSixes · #3 02-23-2005, 03:39 AM

Yeah, you don't want to be getting involved in any 3-way pots with A3s. Success 3-handed comes from picking up the blinds uncontested and you've got a good chance of getting, at least, one caller. Let the two of them fight it out, it gets you that much closer to 2nd place.

curtains · #4 02-23-2005, 03:55 AM

This is a very clear fold. Very good chance you are losing, and almost zero chance that everyone folds.