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Was this straight forward?
Swinebag:
Pot odds probably make calling profitable, but this is a tourney and pot odds dont really come into the equation in this spot.
fold preflop. As played, check raise flop or if it goes check check on flop, shove the turn.
Mikeyboy9361:
--- Quote from: Eck on January 06, 2010, 12:58:17 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mikeyboy9361 on January 06, 2010, 12:43:59 PM ---
I hope I am a little less predictable these days Eck ( its been a while since I was on your table) and I try and be a bit more creative on occasions! ;)
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Think it was 2 or 3 weeks ago mate, wasn"t an APAT game would have been one of the rebuys on ipoker but may have been another mikeyboy for all i know.
Anyway fold pre now i dont mind tbh u have hit top pair if he was strong he will likely call a jam anyway so why not let him bet and have a gamble at the full double up.
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Not me Eck, never play re buys, and would defo remember.
Right consensus seems to be that I played this like a complet ar*e. Getting the odds to make the call was a major thing in making this call, which is strange for me because I am not usually dictated to by pot odds, and particularly not in tournaments.
I still think calling is not that bad though as I could easily have laid it down if I had not hit, and still be about average stack. As it turned out, hitting got me into all sorts of trouble.
So I hit top pair, and check as suggested, he bets about half the pot and I insta shove, only for him to show a flopped set of fives, and its goodnight Vienna, for a massive profit of $34.70!
Having thought about it, my normal inclination would be to fold here, and get my money in when in position, and under my own terms, so I am disappointed that I let the odds sway me into calling. Clearer thinking next time! ;)
Marty719:
U dnt have a big enuf stack to call even with the correct odds.
Wen u say, u can call, and fold flops and still have an average stack...average stack is 8x so this is not reassuring!
Mikeyboy9361:
--- Quote from: Marty719 on January 06, 2010, 16:20:02 PM ---
U dnt have a big enuf stack to call even with the correct odds.
Wen u say, u can call, and fold flops and still have an average stack...average stack is 8x so this is not reassuring!
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Yeah but after 4 and a half hours, aren"t most tournaments becoming crapshoots?
JamieCarra:
--- Quote from: Mikeyboy9361 on January 06, 2010, 17:25:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: Marty719 on January 06, 2010, 16:20:02 PM ---
U dnt have a big enuf stack to call even with the correct odds.
Wen u say, u can call, and fold flops and still have an average stack...average stack is 8x so this is not reassuring!
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Yeah but after 4 and a half hours, aren"t most tournaments becoming crapshoots?
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No, most online tournaments should still have a decent amount of play in them, and you need to be able to adjust your game whenever it does turn into a crapshoot (ie not calling 10% of your stack oop with 96)
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