Posted Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:40 am GMT by wEbMaStEr
In each of the following situations you are in a Multi Table Tourney.
The money in this tourney starts at 18th place, 10th - 18th gets same money and then rises from 9th to 1st.
In each situation you have average stack.
You have TT you're pretty sure your opponant has 2 overcards, in each situation you have raised 4 times the big blind, your opponant is the chip leader and has re-raised you all in, everyone else has folded back round to you.
So the options are do you call or do you fold?
1: Fairly early in the tourney, still 200 people left.
2: 20 players left
3: 12 players left
4: 5 players left
so, do you call or do you fold? answers and comments please.
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Posted Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:33 pm GMT by BassHunter
I suck, but I'll take a stab. I'd definately fold in the first three. 1) Too early 2-3) Too close to the money 4) Typically would call in that situation, but there's a lot of things that could spook me into folding.
Posted Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:46 pm GMT by NickHow
I call 1, 3 and 4, and think seriously about calling 2.
Posted Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:22 pm GMT by NickHow
Why did you post that twice, about 45 mins apart, either side of my post? 
Posted Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:38 pm GMT by Scott1101
| NickHow wrote: | | Why did you post that twice, about 45 mins apart, either side of my post? |
Well, probably because he sucks. He told you that (twice actually).
Posted Mon Sep 27, 2004 4:58 pm GMT by BassHunter
Sorry about that. Actually, i left the browser window open that long, came back and went nuts with the 'Back' button. Unfortunately it posted again.
Posted Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:00 am GMT by NickHow
And now its been deleted, making me look a fool 
Posted Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:14 am GMT by BassHunter
I would like to make a correction on my decision after thinking about it more. I say I fold in all four situations with the only exception being #4 where I would call a bettor that proved to be a loose player during the course of the game.
BTW, I was in scenario #1 with AA once and folded an all-in on the second hand of the tourney. Maybe that's stupid but I don't want any part of an all-in that early. Incidently, the decision was correct as the guy did get a caller and ended up catching two-pair.
Posted Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:28 am GMT by Nut Flush
Example 1 & 2, I fold. Not taking coinflips that early in a tourney.
Example 3, I may call depending on what the payout is for 10th-18th. you say average stack so if I don't call, I've got a good chance of getting to at leat 9th place and better money.
Example 4 - no brainer, I'm all in before he gets a chance to raise me
Posted Wed Sep 29, 2004 11:33 pm GMT by Jauron
1: Fairly early in the tourney, still 200 people left. Fold every time with an average stack, I figure at best he has two overcards and I'm 50/50 for all my money
2: 20 players left - That close to the money I'll find a better spot to go broke or double up.
3: 12 players left - With an average stack I'm still looking to survive, I'd let the damn counter go down to about 3 then fold.
4: 5 players left - This is the only real tough one to me, of course 5 handed I can't imagine a situation where I'd only raise 4x the blinds in a 5 handed game with 10's. Since I'm an average stack it depends if the other player has been agressive preflop or not. If he's been agressive alot, I call. If he's even shown reasonable self control I figure I'm already beat, or I'm facing a hand that I'm 50/50 with and I fold.
Your situation #4 of course forces me to decide what I know I'd not have to decide in a 5 handed game being in the money and being in the good money. I'd have gone all in before him, or comitted enough chips that I couldn't fold. Once I get to the money in SNG's or multi's I tend to put the decision on other people, not on me. In early position I am going to fold or make very very strong moves preflop.
Of course this may be incorrect...but it's my approach that late in a tourney.
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