1st Ever Canadian Poker Tour Event - Do you make this call?

[woodguy]

Hello All,

Yes, poker is so popular there is now a Canadian Poker Tour (insert laugh track here)

Anyhow, the first event started tonight in my hometown of Edmonton so I decided to play.

I know some other 2+2 ers were talking about playing in it, I'm curious if any did?


$500 + $45 , 282 runners, top 30 pay.

When it gets down to 30 they stop the tourney and everyone comes back Sunday.

31 players left

Blinds 5000/10,000 ante 500
8 handed

I post the BB and have ~31,000 left after posting

Folded to MP who goes all in for 18,700, folded to me.

It my third hand at this table, and I hadn't played with the guy at all, and he gives me the "stare down".

I look down to find QTo.

Its 8700 to call a pot of 37,700

I am in no danger of going out, but will be really short if I miss.

If I hit, my stack is much healthier and we stop playing.

I had checked out the other 3 tables and there are 6 other stacks with ~15,000 left.

I thought it was a no brainer and call.

The railbirds didn't like it, and my fellow competitors gave me a few "tough call" comments.

I didn't think it was so bad, or so tough.

Comments?

I lost the hand,(to 89o rivering a straight no less!) but shortly after someone had their AA cracked and I'm in the $$$ and going back tommorow with an ultra short stack.

I'll post something if I make the final table, but that is a long uphill climb.

I am interested to see if you all think the call was as easy as I thought.

I didn't make a read on the guy, I called purely out of pot odds, and that fact that it wouldn't bust me.

Regards,
Woodguy

[MLG]

you played a lot of poker today, so your brain might be a little addled. you are getting like 4.5 to 1 against a tiny stack push. super easy call. good luck with the micro stack.

[GrinningBuddha]

Yup, can't argue with those odds, good call. I wouldn't have liked it, but I likely would have grudgingly put the chips in. Tough result.

Good luck tomorrow! I'd have loved to have played, but I don't currently have a live bankroll, so it'll have to wait until next year. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[AceKQJT]

It was a good call. Was that Raymer in MP [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

--Casey

[woodguy]

Thanks guys.

2nd guessed myself a little when I got so much flack for calling, but I was pretty sure I was correct.

Even though I'm just limping into the $$$, this tourney has reaffirmed my belief that the % of dead money in a tourney is higher in a b&m than online (if you examine similar stakes)

Regards,
Woodguy

[Che]

I still haven't played live...but if I did, I think I would call this without looking at my cards and I would make sure the other short stacks knew I didn't look so they wouldn't try to steal from me in the future without a real hand.

And then I'd look at my cards the next time it happened. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Good luck today,
Che

[GrinningBuddha]

So? How'd you do?

[AlwaysWrong]

...and do you know the final standings? I have a few buddies playing in this.

[Bigwig]

Good job knowing about the other short stacks.
Good job getting into the money.
And finally, good call.

[SmileyEH]

I would rather shoot myself in the face than fold that.

Railbirds are morons (even if they are canadian [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]).

-SmileyEH