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Title: What to do?
Post by: Indestructable on October 08, 2007, 09:48:10 PM
This was a hand I had to make a decision on in the Dublin side event.
I am on the BB and I am dealt
 Qd Kc
Apologies I can't remember the chip count but everyone folds to the small blind who has three times my chip stack and from the few hands I have seen he is a serial raiser. He raises to 3 times the big blind and I call. The flop is
 Jh Kh Js
He bets, I raise and he goes all in.
My fear was that he had a Jack I am stuffed and if he is drawing to a flush I could be busted. I still had plenty of chips to carry on in the tournament and I fold.
He shows
 Ahrt 8h
I carried on to make 8th place, but must admit to spending a lot of time afterwards wonderring if I had called and doubeld up who knows what might have happened.
What are your views in this position, for example if you think he is chasing a flush would you take this chance on the hope he wouldn't hit or would you wait for a better opportunity?
(Sorry some details are vague as it was a late night)


Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: kinboshi on October 08, 2007, 09:48:45 PM
Was it televised?


Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: kinboshi on October 08, 2007, 09:50:15 PM
"You have plenty of chips" is the key bit.  Fold and look for a better spot - or alternatively gamble and hope it goes your way. 


Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: pswnio on October 08, 2007, 09:58:30 PM
If your stack is relatively deep, it's a fold for me.


Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: action man on October 09, 2007, 01:49:47 AM
if you can press home an advantage with a big stack call. if u wanna make the money fold preflop. If u wanna play it passively call the flop and see a brick turn to persue if not fold to his turn bet.



Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: temp0r on October 09, 2007, 02:48:25 AM
can't really put him on the flush draw as heads up the majority of tournament players check raise there. no? i wouldn't put him on a jack either as in a heads up pot few players lead with trips here unless they know their oppo is likely to speculate.
i'd opt for an all-in if i thought the player would lay down AK to it as thats the only leading hand that beats you really.


Title: Re: What to do?
Post by: jakally on October 09, 2007, 08:35:29 AM

What are your views in this position, for example if you think he is chasing a flush would you take this chance on the hope he wouldn't hit or would you wait for a better opportunity?


If the cards are face up it's an insta call - you are probably just less than a 6 to 4 favourite, with plenty of chips in the pot already.