first post ever: chip leader, $30 satellite

dwd · #1 05-07-2005, 05:20 PM

I have been lurking for a while. This is my first post. I have chip lead in a $30 satellite tourney. 25 left out of about 60 who started. Top 3 spots advance. SB is a solid player but aggressive. He definitely would have raised with PP 9 or higher. I have been trying to steal quite a bit and he has repopped me a couple times and taken it down. Clear fold, or do I risk 3700 chips to almost guarantee top 3?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (7 handed) converter

MP1 (t1163)
MP2 (t1963)
CO (t2245)
Button (t1160)
SB (t4801)
Hero (t13035)
UTG (t2711)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
5 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t400) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t425, Hero raises to t900, SB raises to t4601 (All-In).

CardSharpCook · #2 05-07-2005, 06:05 PM

OK, so what it sounds like is that there is a better than normal chance that this guy is pushing with any two. He may have a flush draw, he may have a jack. OR he may have a pair better than ours. So we are either ahead and he has at most 12 outs, or we are behind with somewhere btwn 6-13 outs.

I look at this two ways - 1) this agro SB WILL give us another chance to take all his chips. 2) He may be trying to give us his chips right now, and considering your chip lead/outs, it is worth it to find out.

I'm fine with either decision. I probably call, but reason #1 would be in my mind too.

CSC