blueskies
Legend
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I was in the freeroll where the top 27 cash. There were 29 guys left. I was sitting at about 23rd or 24th with 5 big blinds left. Blinds were 250/500 with 50 ante. I had 88 on BB.
This guy a few seats to my right built a big stack by stealing preflop and sucking out a few times. From past experience he tends to raise with junk and limp with a big hand looking to call an over the top shove.
He raises to 2000. Everyone folds to me. If I fold, that leaves me with less than 2100 and an M around 2.
I looked at the other tables. One guy had 100 chips left and was all but finished so I could fold myself to 28th at least. But the other guys were all bunched together, separated by maybe 1 big blind.
I took the maximum time to look at the other tables and the chip ranking list and decided to go all in, with the thinking that had I folded, there was no guarantee I would make the money anyhow. He had 97. The flop was a total blank for him but he hits a 9 on the turn to finish me off.
Although villain could have had any two cards, my 88 may very well have been a coin flip. By taking a chance and losing, I pretty much let the remaining guys on the bubble in the money (except the 100 chips guy).
Would you more expeirenced MTT players fold in this spot? 27th only pays $2.20.
This guy a few seats to my right built a big stack by stealing preflop and sucking out a few times. From past experience he tends to raise with junk and limp with a big hand looking to call an over the top shove.
He raises to 2000. Everyone folds to me. If I fold, that leaves me with less than 2100 and an M around 2.
I looked at the other tables. One guy had 100 chips left and was all but finished so I could fold myself to 28th at least. But the other guys were all bunched together, separated by maybe 1 big blind.
I took the maximum time to look at the other tables and the chip ranking list and decided to go all in, with the thinking that had I folded, there was no guarantee I would make the money anyhow. He had 97. The flop was a total blank for him but he hits a 9 on the turn to finish me off.
Although villain could have had any two cards, my 88 may very well have been a coin flip. By taking a chance and losing, I pretty much let the remaining guys on the bubble in the money (except the 100 chips guy).
Would you more expeirenced MTT players fold in this spot? 27th only pays $2.20.