This Wednesday I played in the Harrah’s weekly tournament. Buy-in was $100+$10 with a $10 add-on. Starting chip stack was $2500. This is something that happened to me… I present it here to spur discussion and thinking.
Through the first couple of rounds, you do well… taking down a nice size first pot. Later though, you started speculating too much and eventually ge down to about $1500.
Toward the end of the first break, your table is broken up and you get moved to a new table, with no information about players. Blinds at this point are $100/$200. Your 4th off the button and get dealt AdQh. You decide to put in a raise for $600. Everyone folds to you, except the button who goes all in. The blinds fold.
What do you do?
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3 responses so far ↓
donny // Jul 14, 2007 at 7:31 am
What’s the Button’s stack size? if it’s less than 10 bb, I’ll push.
Frankly, with a stack size of less than 10x the big blinds, I’m pushing, instead of raising to 3xbb.
David // Jul 14, 2007 at 11:51 am
The button has you covered by about 300 so about 9x the big blind.
What I did was call his all-in, after some thought, basically hoping he had a smaller pair or even AK or KK and catch some luck…
Unfortunately, the button flipped over pocket aces. Given me probably about a 10% or less to win.
Final hand… two pair AQ for me. Trip As for him.
Sad for me. But I was smart enough to leave the casino instead of sitting down at a cash game and donking off more money cause I was on tilt and debating about whether I made the right call or not. So, that was my lesson for the day. Walk away.
donny // Jul 14, 2007 at 7:25 pm
That’s unlucky. Well, you’re short stack anyway, I think it’s the right move, instead of getting blinded away.
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