Big Tourney-A/A First Hand Vs. Five All-In Players

[fishfeet]

Well - Ive had one situation where Ive folded AA preflop..

late in a toury, close to the money, in the SB. Im 2nd in chips at the table, 1st in chips is all-in, along with 3 others..
given my stack size, the stage of the tourny, and the number of players in, I opted to fold... painfully.

maybe it was wrong.... if it were a cash game Id never lay it down.
However, I would have ended up losing to a straight.

[slickpoppa]

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However, I would have ended up losing to a straight.

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-Objection, irrelevant!
-Sustained.

Terrible fold

[fishfeet]

Perhaps.
But late in a tourny, with a large chip stack, Id rather not get all my money in the pot when Im probably not even 50% to win.
Fewer chips, I would have called.

Call me 'too tight for my own good'... but in a different situation, I would called.

[grandgnu]

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Perhaps.
But late in a tourny, with a large chip stack, Id rather not get all my money in the pot when Im probably not even 50% to win.
Fewer chips, I would have called.

Call me 'too tight for my own good'... but in a different situation, I would called.

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Was it the chip leader who took down the pot, or some other player? Depending on how far ahead you are (2nd in chips, but how much ahead of 3rd-5th players?) you're likely to take any side-pot action. If the side pot is large enough, then it's certainly worth it.

Besides, are you playing for 5th place or 1st place? Usually a big difference in the money. Can't see you getting a better opportunity to wipe out numerous players and move up significantly in the money. The only player capable of busting you is the chip leader. And even if you lose to the chip leader, so does everyone else usually. So you're guaranteed 2nd place money (while right now as 2nd in chips against the other players you aren't)

[r3vbr]

I dunno, about 40% chance (as another poster put it)
to multiply your stack by 6, becomming chip leader and way ahead of everyone right from the first hand. What kind of question is that? This is a miracle hand and I would consider it a PRESENT FROM HEAVEN if everyone called like that when I had aces. And if I accidentally folded them I would smash my computer in rage.

[grandgnu]

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I dunno, about 40% chance (as another poster put it)
to multiply your stack by 6, becomming chip leader and way ahead of everyone right from the first hand. What kind of question is that? This is a miracle hand and I would consider it a PRESENT FROM HEAVEN if everyone called like that when I had aces. And if I accidentally folded them I would smash my computer in rage.

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What if everyone had different cards this time around? In my first example they're all blocking one another for the most part. What if things were a bit different?

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[KingDan]

I think it would be a better question if you knew for a fact someone else had aces instead of ak.

[AngusThermopyle]

You mean if your AA only wins 27.1% of the time?

The consensus seem to be full steam ahead.