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korbal29
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You are at the final table WSOP, 4 players left including you. The 4 players have equal amounts of chips.
You are in the big blind , player 1 goes allin, player on the button goes allin and the player on small blind goes allin also.
You look : you have AA , What do you do?
This is the world series of poker , unlike any other tournament so you are there not only for the money but also the glory and the prestige.I feel like it depends on what your goal is for the tournament. Say you fold and you can get heads up but you'd be a big underdog with chip stacks. If you shove as well and win you are in great shape to win the tournament.
Goal to win tournament = Shove/Call
Goal to money ladder = Fold
This is the World series of poker , unlike any other tournament so you are there not only for the money but also the glory and the prestige.
By the way in your comment you said (in great shape to win the tournamen) ,if you call and win : tournament is over
This is the time to play the good hands when you can get them. This is also about glory, not money. You do not play that deep to say you folded pocket aces and lost because you got garbage the rest of the tournament.
I dont agree with you. Just because I folded AA doesnt mean I lost the tournament. Any other tournament than the World series ,I will make instant call, but here I will fight but against the winner of the hand.
I was ready to fold but you made a great point and changed my mind. Since they all have the same amount of chips you either win the whole thing or split the money evenly. I think you are right its a no brainer. SHOVE IT IN.Interesting spot.
So let's see our options...
1. We fold. Unless there's a very odd (and very rare) 3-way chop, we are guaranteed to get 2nd place money, but we'll also have a 3-to-1 chip deficit against our heads-up opponent.
2. We call and win. Obviously we get 1st place money immediately.
3. We call and lose. Again, unless there's a very odd tied hand, the tournament will be over. One person will win 1st place money, while the other 3 players will split the combined 2nd, 3rd and 4th places monies equally... let's just say it will be more than 3rd place money was, but less than 2nd place money.
Given all these options, I think quite clearly we need to play the hand. We should have the most equity in this pot (duh LOL), and winning the hand ends the tournament. Losing the hand costs us some amount, but the worst we can do is get between 2nd and 3rd place money. If we fold, we might only get 2nd place money because there's no guarantee we will overcome the 3:1 chip deficit and win. Our best shot is right here and right now. Be brave and call. Good luck!!
P.S. Just my opinion here! I fully admit my analysis may be flawed but I'm calling.
Split evenly ? why is that ? where do you get it?I was ready to fold but you made a great point and changed my mind. Since they all have the same amount of chips you either win the whole thing or split the money evenly. I think you are right its a no brainer. SHOVE IT IN.
So you push all in and pray? Never seen AA lose in a heads up situtation ? Never mind against 3 other players holding quality hands , in the World series of poker.What a strange question, there is nothing to think about.
Of course I put all-in.
A 50% chance of standing up against three opponents is a very good chance.So you push all in and pray? Never seen AA lose in a heads up situtation ? Never mind against 3 other players holding quality hands , in the World series of poker.
Anyway ,this situation was proposed to the top poker players back in the 1990s by a poker magazine and the survey came back like 50%-50%.
Players that shoved seems like they didnt feel confident to be able to overcome 3 to 1 disadvantage in chips
Meaning the 2nd 3rd and 4th place money would be pooled together and split evenly for the 3 players that lost. Being that they all had the same amount of chips when eliminated. That is also assuming that 2 or even 3 of the players did not have the same hand and won the pot. The first place money would not be split.Split evenly ? why is that ? where do you get it?
It means that the money from the second, third and fourth place would be grouped and divided equally by the 3 players who lost. They all had the same amount of chips when they were eliminated. This also assumes that 2 or even 3 of the players do not have the same hand and win the pot. First place money would not be divided.
You are at the final table WSOP, 4 players left including you. The 4 players have equal amounts of chips.
You are in the big blind , player 1 goes allin, player on the button goes allin and the player on small blind goes allin also.
You look : you have AA , What do you do?
Finally someone figured out that the best option is to fold and not get caught in the AA hype 🙂For this reason, folding is better. Especially because pulling the pot is no guarantee that you will win the heads up.
And at least folding already has the value of second place guaranteed.