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Gregstocke
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Let's say your play has been patient and methodical and you've rejected all who attempt leadership. You've been able to look at numerous hands by getting in on the cheap with relatively strong hands. It took awhile, but now with your last win you've accelerated to the top 10-20% of the field. Your stach is a respectable 20,000 chips, you're the leader at your table, life is good. All of a sudden you get pocket 99 and they look mighty tasty. But, monkey-boy across the way goes all-in with about 8,000 chips. Your choice is to risk your solid advantage and be reduced to a place that could make you steam-n-tilt, or, do the unthinkable, and actually lay 99 down. What do you do? If you decide to call, you will have changed your style of play. And, you will be a follower, instead of a positioned leader. You greatly risk playing into strength greater than your own, such as pps, 10, J, Q, K, A, or a deadly poised combo of any of those two overcards. How strong is your pp 99 really? Is it really worth risking essentially half your stack and your glorious standing? Is this really the time to play oh-what-the-hey, I'm Mr. 99?