How do you play Ax on the bubble?

06-12-2006, 02:05 AM

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How do you play Ax on the bubble?

How do you play Ace/little when there are 4 people left, you are the big stack, and someone else is all in? I had this happen twice in about 5 hands.

PokerStars Game #5225992420: Tournament #26307746, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/06/11 - 20:42:59 (ET)
Table '26307746 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: pokerfaceto (1810 in chips)
Seat 5: stripesref (4330 in chips)
Seat 6: -Batigol77- (3725 in chips)
Seat 8: rutrow1 (3635 in chips)
pokerfaceto: posts small blind 100
stripesref: posts big blind 200

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SB/BB: 100/200
Preflop:
stripesref is big blind with ,
-Batigol77- folds, rutrow1 folds, pokerfaceto raises to 1810 and is all-in, stripesref folds.

Final Pot: 400

Winner: pokerfaceto

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Seat 2: pokerfaceto (small blind) collected (400)
Seat 5: stripesref (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: -Batigol77- folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: rutrow1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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06-12-2006, 02:37 AM

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This is a 1 table Sit N Go I fold and hold onto my lead and let the lowerstacks get frustrated an try to take out the pusher. Unless of course the raise is very marginal, then I might call it depending on position.

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06-12-2006, 03:53 AM

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If you call and miss, you're the short stack, this is an easy fold for me.

In general I'd look at how tight the all in has been playing, determine if they're pushing with Ax (in which case I'm most likely kicked), KQs, KJs, QJs (in which case I'm ahead), or a pp (in which case I have 3 outs most likely). Then I figure where I'll be chip wise if I call and lose the hand. If I'd go down to any spot lower than 2nd (or, in a MTT, 2nd for that table), I fold, no question about it. If not, I'd take the risk and try to knock them out.

How do you play Ax on the bubble?

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