Folding 55 to two all ins with 4 left in tourny

#1 30th September 2008, 9:28 PM

I was in big blind (2K) and the button goes all in with 10K small blind instacalls for 6k. And im holding 55. I had chip lead with 14K and one other player had 9K. Was i right to fold? The button had A4 off suit. the small blind had AJ suited. So i just felt like i was ahead but would lose. Especially with the instcall. The A4 hit fours for the only pair. I would have won. But..... HELP..

#2 30th September 2008, 9:45 PM

Could have gone either way....what you had was the classic coinflip. Anytime that you have something like 5s and someone calls with AK AQ AJ, it's pretty much even at the flop. It's a matter of what you want to do...but you had to believe at least ONE of those two people had a bigger pair than you...if not....they BOTH had ace and a higher kicker than a 5.

I don't know what those odds are..but they'd have made things worse....I think you did the right thing.

#3 30th September 2008, 9:45 PM

Good fold, don't let the RESULTS of the hand sway you. It was just as likely someone turns over a higher pair and you lose in this situation.

#4 30th September 2008, 10:17 PM

Just think about it... you lost with AT twice here, so next time you're bound to win... right?

#5 1st October 2008, 2:56 AM

I'll fold in that situation 90% of the time. With only 4 left, there's a good chance of one of them being eliminated. That will presumably move you up in the money. No need to risk your chips here.

#6 1st October 2008, 4:13 AM

Excellent fold. Seriously. Unless their hands counterfeit each other you are, at best, facing 4 overcards. With any 2 cards a player is 3-1 to hit one on the flop. Granted, the guy with A4 was taking a huge gamble and you actually were in better shape than you had any right to expect...so, you're fold, imo, was correct.

In a ST SNG today (5 players left) I raised 55 from the CO. Got a re-raise and a re-reraise allin. I was just shy of my pushing stack size so I folded and watched 99 and JJ battle it out. Unless you're in pushbot mode 55 is just not a hand to call 2 all-ins with. Even then, I'd want to be the first one allin.

#7 1st October 2008, 4:31 PM

#8 1st October 2008, 4:45 PM

you were chip leader you said right? let these two battle it out. i would lay down most hands here just to get rid of one opponent and move up in money. like they said, dont let the results affect your play. its more important to get rid of one person here than it is for you to risk your chips. if you lose your the short stack and thats not where you want to be or have to be.

#9 2nd October 2008, 5:12 AM

You were correct because you were going against 3 players..just think the best case scenario if it was one player would be he had over cards and you had coin flip situation....throw in another player and your in worse shape....yes your winning before the flop but odds are way against you winning

#10 2nd October 2008, 5:28 PM

i think u were right because calling with a weak pair more then a half of your chips is too risky,even if u think that the other guy is bluffing..

#11 4th October 2008, 5:56 PM

its a good fold if u ask me , its a too weak pair to go allin against 2 ppl

#12 4th October 2008, 6:04 PM

The right bet (IMHO) would have been to push ahead of the BB.

I would have.

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