This entry is similar to 'the debate' featured on the espn poker site. The example comes from the poker tournament I was in yesterday. Heads up, the other guy & me had similar chip stacks. With me on the button I raised 3 times the big blind with Qs8s. My opponent raised all in and had me covered, although if I went all-in, the winner of the hand would win the tourny. My opponent had gone all-in against me a few times, one time I called and we both had A J unsuited, so I knew he wouldn't necessarily have an amazing hand to make him go all-in. I had the pleasure in doubling up earlier in the tournament when I flopped a straight and called my all-in reraise with bottom pair. The prize for 2nd was $480, 1st was $960. What would you do, call or fold? Answer it before you read on...
I ended up calling and when he showed 7-7, it was a coin toss to decide the winner. The flop, turn & river didn't help me, so I left with $480 in my wallet. In hindsight, did I make the right call? If you had my hand and knew the guy had 7-7 would you take the 49% chance of winning?
I would write more, but after reading the 'how to make good blogs,' help topic on blogger, I've decided to try and keep the entries short. I would like to play poker again, but the casino is the shittiest place to play. But I'll go if someone goes with me. I'm glad I held my own against people who play poker there everyday...I must've looked like a fish at the start...
2 comments:
yea i probly wudv gone all in too. he was lucky. i reckon we shud all plan to scam the tournament so that we win the money and then share it around. oceans 13 style! why was it a crap place to play?
yeah, but i would've been lucky too if i won. haha, it's not that easy to scam it aye...you have to get lucky. The casino's really dark and cold (I was only wearing a tshirt and thin jumper though..) If you want to play, you should definitely learn the odds behind hands and draws. I think knowing that helped me immensely, especially with draws...
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