What action do you take?

05-09-2008, 12:21 AM

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What action do you take?

Early - no info - it's a folder right?
...though in practice, I think some of us would choose to call/raise at least some of the time.

If you decided not to fold here - explain why.

Would you often call/raise in a similar situation?
Would it depend and if so on what would it depend? Your mood?

I'm not asking for views on cash games, short-handed tables etc,
just on this particular situation.

PokerStars Game #17294638829: Tournament #87654283, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/05/08 - 19:02:07 (ET)
Table '87654283 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: juju1ner (1290 in chips)
Seat 2: Grob_Andre (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: DRoar8475 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: 7letters (1960 in chips)
Seat 5: Nettech63 (1410 in chips)
Seat 6: gordy74 (1220 in chips)
Seat 7: inakika (1060 in chips)
Seat 8: Dolfan1213 (2760 in chips)
Seat 9: aejele (840 in chips)
gordy74: posts small blind 10
inakika: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 7letters [

]
Dolfan1213: folds
aejele: calls 20
juju1ner: calls 20
Grob_Andre: folds
DRoar8475: folds
7letters: raises 80 to 100
Nettech63: folds
gordy74: calls 90
inakika: raises 960 to 1060 and is all-in
aejele: folds
juju1ner: folds
7letters: folds
gordy74: folds
inakika collected 340 from pot
inakika: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 340 | Rake 0
Seat 1: juju1ner folded before Flop
Seat 2: Grob_Andre folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: DRoar8475 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 7letters folded before Flop
Seat 5: Nettech63 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: gordy74 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: inakika (big blind) collected (340)
Seat 8: Dolfan1213 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: aejele folded before Flop

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05-09-2008, 12:41 AM

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I'm a gambler in this situation and would call. A $5 MTT, players go all -in with just about any pair, and unless they are holding AA or KK its a coinflip. Some even will play AQ or worse and in that case you have them dominated. He most likely is also holding AK. If you happen to lose you still have 900 chips to rally with, so I would go for it. Theres always another $5 to join on PokerStars with only a short wait.

If you check my OPR, you will see several 45 player SnGs that I'm knocked out early, and its usually cause I'm gambling with an AK all-in call LOL.

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05-09-2008, 01:20 AM

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Easy fold - not because I fear villain could have AA or KK, but rather because of the rather large range of hands he could have where I'd only be 60% at best, and more likely than not a coinflip. Winning this hand does not guarantee you a cash/win - use skill to win this Sng, not luck, you %&*(!@^& luckbox!

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05-09-2008, 01:55 AM

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Two differing views. Can't say I strongly disagree with either statement (apart from Mars being the fkn luckbox around here)

Anymore views?

I should of said that this is 27 seat sng, 10 min blinds.

...oh and I just discovered by accident, when my aim for the shift key went wayward...that ctrl+I and ctrl+B, ctrl+U works for those thingies.. never knew that...hmm I'll now have to look where I can write something in bold-italic-underlined..

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05-09-2008, 03:01 AM

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I call because it's early and I would have time to rebuild if I miss. Pretty much in agreement with Ref. They could be all-in with pretty much anything that early in the game.

BTW, I am sitting short stacked now for that very reason:

PokerStars Game #17297717082: Tournament #87606534, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/05/08 - 21:36:17 (ET)
Table '87606534 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: CardLovinCat (1640 in chips)
Seat 2: modi_shreef (960 in chips)
Seat 3: buddybunz (960 in chips)
Seat 4: Q BEAM (1197 in chips)
Seat 5: Mèlicióus (1297 in chips)
Seat 7: PokerRef (1776 in chips)
Seat 8: *Chelle

) (2920 in chips)
Seat 9: borlor (1080 in chips)
Mèlicióus: posts small blind 10
PokerRef: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardLovinCat [Kc As]
*Chelle

): calls 20
borlor: calls 20
CardLovinCat: raises 80 to 100
modi_shreef: raises 860 to 960 and is all-in
buddybunz: folds
Q BEAM: folds
Mèlicióus: calls 950
PokerRef: folds
*Chelle

): folds
borlor: folds
CardLovinCat: calls 860
*** FLOP *** [8s 3h 8c]
Mèlicióus: checks
CardLovinCat: checks
*** TURN *** [8s 3h 8c] [6c]
Mèlicióus: checks
CardLovinCat: checks
*** RIVER *** [8s 3h 8c 6c] [4d]
Mèlicióus: checks
CardLovinCat: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mèlicióus: shows [Ad 6h] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
CardLovinCat: shows [Kc As] (a pair of Eights)
modi_shreef: shows [Kd Th] (a pair of Eights)
*Chelle

) said, "grrrrrrrrrr i had a 8 booooo"
Mèlicióus collected 2940 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2940 | Rake 0
Board [8s 3h 8c 6c 4d]
Seat 1: CardLovinCat showed [Kc As] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 2: modi_shreef showed [Kd Th] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 3: buddybunz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Q BEAM (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Mèlicióus (small blind) showed [Ad 6h] and won (2940) with two pair, Eights and Sixes
Seat 7: PokerRef (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: *Chelle

) folded before Flop
Seat 9: borlor folded before Flop

As I wrote this I am back up to 1385 from 675 and the blinds are still 25/50. Look what they played.

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