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Not played a lot of satellites but came across a situation that had me thinking. Down to 3, 2 seats on offer, me and the other short stack are sitting near even on about 2.5k and the chip leader has 24k. To my surprise the CL rarely got involved leaving me and the other guy to duke it out. I was wondering if this was a common etiquette thing like 2 players checking it down against an all-in (although I realise there are varying opinions on this also).

Did I just run into an easy going player or is this common. Would you have done the same?

he has a seat locked why get involved without a huge hand

I would have thought that was excessively tight. I can see what your saying but with such a massive lead and considering me and the other guy were playing really tight he must have known that neither of us was calling a raise without a damn good hand it just struck me as strange.

but he has nothing to gain and everything to lose

Not etiquette, but strategy.

Not necessarily good strategy, though that's subjctive.

Fact is, he has his seat locked up, bar accidents. Why risk an accident?

It's not at all similar to two guys "checking down" an all-in man. I will check - just so long as it suits ME.......!

Had to find this again.............


http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=2654.0

Hehe, ifm never forgets.....

I know where you live.

lol...classic.


you gn Mr Happybhoy, the Chipleader has no need to get involved..sooner or later one of you two will have to do something and run into something. He would be daft to get involved in it and double either (or if he does it twi even worse both) of you up.
He has his seat..how you get yours is your problem :)

I'd play like the CL 100% of the time in that situation.  I even play STT's like that when down to final 3 if I have all the chips.  You can wait and find a monster and then get it in.

If I was the chipleader with such a lead I would be to busy patting myself on the back and saying well done, job done that I'm not even watching the rest of the game.

 ;ashamed;

Oh dear. I'm almost too embarrassed to admit that I was the massive chip leader when it went to 3 and managed to get into this situation when I couldn't, despite my best attempts, convince the 2nd place guy that his flopped full house (made with pocket rockets) wasn't good. What really worries me is that if I'm making the same mistakes as Snoops, I might at some point in the future convince myself that pink trainers are a good idea. I'm away to sit in the corner

 ;djinn;

did you get your seat?

the phrase 'by a gnats bawhair' would be applicable.

as long as you get it that's all that matters. well done.

ty, that's the way I'm try to look at it  :P

Would you bet out on a draw in this position, had this happen to me once (both he and me had similar, decent stacks) and I was a bit miffed.

Too right I would! Doubtless there'd be huffing & puffing & sighs. But the thing is, Matey Boy does not pay my Entry Fees, I do, so I play the game the way I want, & he can go whistle for all I care.

I'd ignore the idea of etiquette in this situation, and focus on the idea of winning tactics.  Implicit collusion when checking down a hand to eliminate a short-stack is a selfish action that hopefully increases your chances of winning.  If you think betting would increase your chances, that's exactly what you should do.

If it's within the rules, anything goes.

Etiquette doesn't mean anything other than "thou shalt not cheat" and "be nice to your opponents" on the poker table IMO...everything else is bollox.