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Posted Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:09 pm GMT by FrontonPoker
many times, the "experts" have said, in regards to limit, money games, that once you throw your chips into the pot, to not regard them as "yours", they now belong to the pot, and that they should not figure into your decision to remain in the pot after raises/reraises, etc.. should this apply as well to NLH tourney play?
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Posted Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:17 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| FrontonPoker wrote: | | should this apply as well to NLH tourney play? |
Absolutely. Once they're in, they're in. But you need to weigh this before committing any chips at all. For example, if you're a bit on the short stack side of things and a big stack in front raises to 50% of what you have left, you'll have to decide right there if you're willing to play for all of it. These situations should never sneak up on you.
Posted Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:20 am GMT by Muck
The idea of not getting attached to bets is so you don’t lose 400 because you couldn’t walk away from the 200 you’d already invested.
Sean sums up the really problem here ascommitment. I’ve folded hands pre-flop that I’d normally call with because I’ve noticed a player in a later position with a short stack who’s very likely to go all in. In which case I would have to be willing to calling their raise before I call the blind.
The short stacked player has a similar commitment problem. If they call the big blind they’ll be so committed they’ll be all-in before the hand is over, so it makes sense to bet it all now to try and thin out the completion.
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