Question concerning heads-calling all-in oppponant |
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Posted Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:52 pm GMT by BRETTE
When there are only two left in a tournament, and I had 12000
in chips and opponant had 2500 in chips, he goes all-in on every hand
I did not call the first five times!!! I had like 7h2s or 4s8h or 2dqd, what I consider pocket junk. I did not call him till I had Ah3h Was that the right way to play this or should I have called him with whatever and hoped for the best.
Thanks,
I am totally new to Texas Hold-em
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Posted Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:10 pm GMT by Nut Flush
First of all, you've got more than a 4:1 chip lead on him, there is no reason to double him up by calling with garbage hands. you want at least one big card such as an A,K, or Q. Obvioulsy 2 big cards or a pocket pair would be much better but you can't wait around all day. It's also hard to say since you didn't mention how much the blinds were costing you. If he's gaining 1000 chips a hand by going all in, he'll be chip leader before you know it.
Second of all, were you just calling his big blind every hand? Even with bad hands, sometimes you need to raise his big blind and try to steal it. Maybe he sensed you were weak. And if your hands were complete garbage, just fold the small blind to him a few times. Then the fourth or fifth time you get the small blind, throw out a raise no matter what you have. He should respect it since you've given him your blinds the last 4 times in a row.
If he just calls his small blind to you, raise it. Don't give him cheap flops.
Heads up play you need to be more aggressive than usual and your opponent was being super-aggressive. Whats he got to lose? He's at a huge chip disadvantage and rather than getting blinded out, he's pushing all in.
Posted Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:11 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
Yes, you played it correctly. The last thing you want to do when heads-up with a chip lead is to call an all-in bet with a poor hand and risk doubling your opponent up. A suited ace is IMO good enough to call with, especially with your opponent moving in on every hand.
Posted Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:36 pm GMT by Dave B
Ya-what they said. Suited Ace? Come on Sean...what the hell difference does it make if it is suited? How many times heads up will suited make a difference whatsoever.....maybe 2-3% of the time?
You just hit one of my nerves-suited hands. If I hear "I dont normally play 84, but it was suited". People put WAY too stock in suited hands. Only 5% of the time will you make a flush, much less heads up if the player is worth a darn and doesnt let you see a turn or river.
Posted Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:42 pm GMT by MasterShake
| Dave B wrote: | Ya-what they said. Suited Ace? Come on Sean...what the hell difference does it make if it is suited? How many times heads up will suited make a difference whatsoever.....maybe 2-3% of the time?
You just hit one of my nerves-suited hands. If I hear "I dont normally play 84, but it was suited". People put WAY too stock in suited hands. Only 5% of the time will you make a flush, much less heads up if the player is worth a darn and doesnt let you see a turn or river. |
I gotta agree with Dave B. In general I don't take suited cards into account when deciding to play a hand with RARE exception. Being suited is just a bonus.
Posted Thu Oct 14, 2004 3:04 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| Dave B wrote: | Ya-what they said. Suited Ace? Come on Sean...what the hell difference does it make if it is suited? How many times heads up will suited make a difference whatsoever.....maybe 2-3% of the time?
You just hit one of my nerves-suited hands. If I hear "I dont normally play 84, but it was suited". People put WAY too stock in suited hands. Only 5% of the time will you make a flush, much less heads up if the player is worth a darn and doesnt let you see a turn or river. |
| meatwad wrote: | | I gotta agree with Dave B. In general I don't take suited cards into account when deciding to play a hand with RARE exception. Being suited is just a bonus. |
nononononono, you guys took that the wrong way. The example he gave was a suited ace, and I said that was enough. I would play it unsuited too, but I was sticking to the specific hand he mentioned. Sorry for the confusion.
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