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Old 11-11-2004, 03:51 PM
napawino napawino is offline
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Default Facing the \"crazy pre-flop all-in guy\"

I'm still thinking about a hand from a PokerStars $160 Double Shoot-out tourney. For those who aren't familiar with the format, it's a winner-take-all set-up. You have to win your table, then win the final table to win an $11k seat & prize package. Although I'm interested in overall strategy as well, here is the specific situation...

Level 3: Blinds 25/50 (Initial table)
6 players left
I'm in the BB with T$3200 (chip leader but #2 & #3 are ~2700)
The button has gone all-in the last 5 hands he has played & has never been called. (Out of around 15 hands total) He is not short-stacked & has about 1700 in chips.

Folded to the button, who (surprise) goes all in. SB folds.
I have AsJs in the BB.

Call or fold?

The results don't really matter, but what hands should I call with here?
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Old 11-11-2004, 03:57 PM
SossMan SossMan is offline
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Default Re: Facing the \"crazy pre-flop all-in guy\"

Pretty easy call there, IMO. You figure to be well ahead of his range of hands, and you need to win all the chips, so sneaking into a higher spot won't help you. Get his chips before the #2 or #3 guy gets them.

For what it's worth, I would need a read to the contrary to fold there. A button open raise all in and I have AJs on the BB? that would have to be a strange read for me not to call there...given your decription of the guy, this is a really easy call....

like you said, results don't matter, but I'm sure he had AK or AQ there, right? Or else you wouldn't have posted it.
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Old 11-11-2004, 04:02 PM
sdplayerb sdplayerb is offline
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Default Re: Facing the \"crazy pre-flop all-in guy\"

i call. it is winner take all, so you can face some variance. with his being on the button you are extremely likely to be ahead.
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Old 11-11-2004, 04:04 PM
MLG MLG is offline
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Default Re: Facing the \"crazy pre-flop all-in guy\"

I think the guy had like A-7 and sucked-out, and now napa's thinking, well I didnt have to risk all my chips there.

Obviously this is a good call.
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