mini-step 5 hand

kdotsky · #1 05-30-2005, 05:27 PM

One of the first few hands of the 50-100 blind level. Drop the hand and move on? Or is a stop-and-go a viable option? Payouts are top 5 - 2000,1000,500,300,200.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) converter

UTG (t1005)
UTG+1 (t1535)
MP1 (t1370)
MP2 (t750)
CO (t1315)
Button (t1965)
SB (t1125)
Hero (t935)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
5 folds, Button raises to t350, 1 fold

igotBlackJak · #2 05-30-2005, 05:35 PM

i drop for sure... no need mixing with chip leader when even a double up doesn't get you very much closer to the $$...

TruFloridaGator · #3 05-30-2005, 05:49 PM

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i drop for sure... no need mixing with chip leader when even a double up doesn't get you very much closer to the $$...

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kdotsky · #4 05-30-2005, 05:55 PM

Could I get a more concrete answer on why a stop and go is a worse play than folding? He makes a rather large raise, which I think could be a large variety of hands. Obviously pushing all in is terrible since I have no folding equity, but I probably pick up the pot almost 2/3 the time when I push on any flop.

Thanks.

Karak567 · #5 05-30-2005, 06:02 PM

You have a whole other rotation (or maybe even two) to pick a spot. Why pick a weak PP that COULD be dominated?

Then again I don't play Step 5s, I'm just a lowly 22er.

Eric Draven · #6 05-30-2005, 06:04 PM

I say an easy fold.

You could try a stop n go, but that's assuming he doesn't already have a pocket pair, and if the flop hits him in anyway he'll be getting decent odds to call... If does fold, great, but what about the, I'd say up to, 50% that he does hit? Your gone. You still have enough chips that I think it's right to wait for a better hand.

Maybe I lack the knowledge and play experience to make decisions at that level.... I don't know...