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Checking down to eliminate a player
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: Swinebag22 on January 03, 2008, 13:56:07 PM ---
a) was it because you had a good hand and wanted value...
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Mediocre hand - good draw.
--- Quote from: Swinebag22 on January 03, 2008, 13:56:07 PM ---
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b) ...maybe just trying to protect his position in the tourney ...
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That was what I was hoping for. He could fold and ladder his way up the money after only losing a couple of big bets on this hand - but if I bet on every street, he could potentially lose a large portion of his stack if he didn"t win.
But I never saw him after to ask, so it might not have been the reason.
--- Quote from: Swinebag22 on January 03, 2008, 13:56:07 PM ---
...JH being allin would not have been a factor IMO
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In terms of the issue of whether to check down to eliminate a player - that was my general point. I think situations like this where the all in player had hardly anything to start with are one case where it"s irrelevant whether you knock them out or not.
If they don"t go this hand they"ll go soon. Whatever the size of the side pot, the main pot is small so not worth worrying about.
kinboshi:
It"s limit - that"s a bigger difference to most than the fact it"s not Holdem.
Swinebag:
Is it sometimes worth keeping short stacks in the tourney?
Their procarious position may cause medium stacks to play even more cautiously against the CL. If this is the case then checking down to eliminate a shortie makes even less sense.
RioRodent:
--- Quote from: Swinebag22 on January 03, 2008, 14:20:25 PM ---
Is it sometimes worth keeping short stacks in the tourney?
Their procarious position may cause medium stacks to play even more cautiously against the CL. If this is the case then checking down to eliminate a shortie makes even less sense.
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This is sometimes the case on (or approaching) the bubble, a lot of players (with short-ish stacks) just shut down and won"t play a hand until they are in the money... an opputunity for a bit grand larceny! ;)
Once in the money I don"t think there is much reason to try and keep anyone in.
kinboshi:
It might also be beneficial to keep a short-stack at the table if losing a player means the table will be broken up. So I remember reading somewhere, not really something I"ve ever considered during a tournament.
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