good or bad fold? > Forums

Forums

Subject: good or bad fold?

You are not authorized to post a reply.

Author

Messages

bobpowers1
Posts:12
New

New

10/02/2010 11:11 AM
Riverchasers tourney 25/50 blinds my stack is somewhere between around 500-600 early position pocket tens I bet 150 guy behind me raises with something close to my stack. It wouldn't have cost me my whole stack to see the flop, but it would have been close. I assumed that if I played, I would be all in by the end. One of the blinds calls. Ignoring any potential read on the players - what do you do? I decided I would go head to head if the blind folded. But when he called, I folded. I showed my hand and it was a surprise to the table that I folded.

griff49
Posts:3291
Elite

Elite

10/02/2010 3:13 PM
Not a bad fold at all... if this wasn't one of the "well it's this hand or the next" types of decisions, getting away from potentially more than 2 overcards that you have to draw against with no ammo to bet anyone off... not a bad play.

snakster
Posts:2385
Elite

Elite

10/03/2010 11:58 AM
10 BBs left I open shove. Even if the two guys just called your open bet (instead of raise), you don't even have a pot sized bet to make on the flop. I'm not looking to play pots with a short stack. I see pocket 10s, I'm shoving and taking my chances in that situation.

Never try to teach a pig to fly. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

PirateLawyer
Posts:335
MVP

MVP

10/04/2010 12:09 AM
I agree with snakster. I'm getting it in right away, or happily re-raise preflop.

FisherM
Posts:1687
Elite

Elite

10/06/2010 3:54 PM
Posted By PirateLawyer on 10/04/2010 12:09 AM I agree with snakster. I'm getting it in right away, or happily re-raise preflop. happily re-raise preflop? even after a re-raise of close to your stack and a call before it gets to you? The way this was played, I think it's a very easy fold: even if the re-raiser was trying to just push you out of the pot, the smooth-caller from the blind certainly smells like s/he has something that likely crushes TT.

http://pokerdegen.blogspot.com/

snakster
Posts:2385
Elite

Elite

10/10/2010 10:22 PM
Posted By FisherM on 10/06/2010 3:54 PM Posted By PirateLawyer on 10/04/2010 12:09 AM I agree with snakster. I'm getting it in right away, or happily re-raise preflop. happily re-raise preflop? even after a re-raise of close to your stack and a call before it gets to you? The way this was played, I think it's a very easy fold: even if the re-raiser was trying to just push you out of the pot, the smooth-caller from the blind certainly smells like s/he has something that likely crushes TT. That's why I open shove. Push them in the middle, then sit back and relax and see what happens.

Never try to teach a pig to fly. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

awildman8
Posts:2
New

New

10/11/2010 11:27 AM
I agree shove before anyone else on the table has a chance to make any kind of decision. You are telling them I have something dont bluff and try to take my chips.Only someone with a really strong hand will call, the mediocre hands and the bluffers will throw their hand away.

bobpowers1
Posts:12
New

New

10/13/2010 1:33 PM
I should have specified that the blind was covered, so he was calling for all in. Here's what ultimately happened: re-raiser had 77 blind who called for all in also had TT. River spits out a 7 and the re-raiser takes it.

You are not authorized to post a reply.

Forums > Poker > Poker Strategy > good or bad fold?

Forums