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MTT question...
kinboshi:
I"d be far happier winning the blinds (that are massive compared to my stack, and everyone else"s) than racing against AQ or similar. Of course, if I win a race I"m happy - but half the time I"ll lose and that"s me shafted.
First in FTW.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Kinboshi on July 10, 2008, 11:22:29 AM ---
I"d be far happier winning the blinds (that are massive compared to my stack, and everyone else"s) than racing against AQ or similar. Of course, if I win a race I"m happy - but half the time I"ll lose and that"s me shafted.
First in FTW.
--- End quote ---
That"s the difference then.
I want to, at least, double up - and I"m willing to gamble for it.
It"s not like Kings first hand - winning a gamble here could pave the way for a win. :)
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Kinboshi on July 10, 2008, 11:22:29 AM ---
I"d be far happier winning the blinds (that are massive compared to my stack, and everyone else"s) than racing against AQ or similar. Of course, if I win a race I"m happy - but half the time I"ll lose and that"s me shafted.
First in FTW.
--- End quote ---
Just had another thought - if they hold, "AQ or similar", they"re probably going to call your all in anyway.
So it doesn"t matter whether they hit the flop or not.
AMRN:
If you"re not going to shove here, then I"d be interested to know what hand you"re waiting for to get your short stack in with. The blinds will probably have been round a few times, and your stack will be gone, before you get Aces. In this situation, any Ace or any pair, and it"s an auto-shove.
Of course, if it were a satellite and you were a couple of seats away from a prize, then the fold might be the right option, but in a cash tourney I can"t think of a player in the world who would fold here.
The only situation that would ever see me consider folding here is if the UTG moves all in first. I want to get my chips in first, and hope to take down the blinds. At 10k/20k, the pot is already worth a quarter of your stack!
Jon MW:
I"d be happy to take the blinds - but I"d rather double up.
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