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Checking down to eliminate a player
biffa85:
The main time to check a hand down is when it will increase your tournament EV instead of increasing your likelihood of winning a particular pot. So almost always the case on the bubble unless you are significant chip leader.
As CL in your spot with Jen allin with microstack. I would weigh up whether the side pot, plus the increased chance of main pot was worth the slightly increased chance of Jen surviving. Your chip count meant that it didn"t matter to you who was next eliminated, and with microstacks it may help you to steal from the medium stacks who are waiting for Jen to go, so that they ladder up to a larger payday.
I think that"s the correct time to bet and not chekc down.
For an instance when it would be correct to check it down, simply change your stack to a medium to short one.
;D
RioRodent:
--- Quote from: Jon MW on January 03, 2008, 12:57:21 PM ---
My questions to you are:
(a) Why did I bet and not check it down?
(b) Why did Hank fold?
--- End quote ---
(a) Because you didn"t realise JH was in the hand!
(b) Don"t know.
8)
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: biffa85 on January 03, 2008, 20:24:45 PM ---
...Your chip count meant that it didn"t matter to you who was next eliminated, and with microstacks it may help you to steal from the medium stacks who are waiting for Jen to go, so that they ladder up to a larger payday.
...
--- End quote ---
That"s pretty much why I bet - and that"s why I said, "The cards were largely irrelevant".
It just so happened that I did hit my draw and knocked her out, but my reasoning was:
(a) I was behind, but if I bet I could outdraw and beat the other player even if he called.
(b) He didn"t raise when I bet on the previous street, so that was one indication that he didn"t have the stomach to gamble to try and win a big pot - i.e. I thought he would fold.
(c) (your reason) - It didn"t matter too much to me, and indeed I really wouldn"t mind, if she didn"t get knocked out.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: RioRodent on January 03, 2008, 20:37:51 PM ---
...
(a) Because you didn"t realise JH was in the hand!
...
--- End quote ---
I think I did at the time - it was only later that I forgot about this hand.
kinboshi:
--- Quote from: Jon MW on January 03, 2008, 20:39:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: RioRodent on January 03, 2008, 20:37:51 PM ---
...
(a) Because you didn"t realise JH was in the hand!
...
--- End quote ---
I think I did at the time - it was only later that I forgot about this hand.
--- End quote ---
You forgot, and have been reminding us ever since.
;)
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