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Wow, I had a guy really unhinge on me at final table last night. $85 buy-in, pays top 4 and there are 8 of us left - I am chip leader in the BB.
MP shoves about 7 BB (I certainly would call this guy)
Button shoves about 12 BB (Now I have to think)
Comes to me (about 40 BB) - I tank for a little bit and flip over Big Slick. Table is a little shocked. Hand plays out in a pocket pair vs PP fashion - no A and no K on the board when it's over.
After the hand is over this guy starts in on me about me missing the opportunity to knock 2 players out and get closer to the money and it's +EV - yada, yada. All I could say was there are other factors involved and it's not my job (as chip leader) to knock players out. You'd think I called his Mama a whore.
Anyway - oddly enough - almost the same exact situation the week before only 3 guys had shoved and folded AK. (I would have won that monster pot on a 1 outer - but if it happens again I am laying it down again)
I cetainly have great respect for AK but as last person to act I have to consider how many of the those shoves are pocket pairs and how many are holding an A and what does this do to my winning percentage.
As chip leader I also hold a certain luxury of choosing the coin flips I want to get involved with.
There is no doubt I will lay down hands most will not. Two hands later I had JJ on the button that I went 5xBB with. BB shoved over the top and I layed them face up while he showed KK - then the table was less indignant and started realizing it takes balls to lay these hands down.
There was the thought they might come after me thinking I am uber-too-tight but the ones paying attention had to also consider the big piots I had taken down earlier with 2-5 and 3-4. Just the same I took the opportunity to call a solo shove w/QJ because a) it was the right call, and 2) they would see I wasn't just going to blind out waiting for AA.
Anyway, AK just doesn't seem as mighty when you have to call multiple shoves in last position.
As chip leader my #1 priority is protecting my stack...
#2 priority is accumulating more chips...
...and when a good opportunity presents itself - knock someone out.
MP shoves about 7 BB (I certainly would call this guy)
Button shoves about 12 BB (Now I have to think)
Comes to me (about 40 BB) - I tank for a little bit and flip over Big Slick. Table is a little shocked. Hand plays out in a pocket pair vs PP fashion - no A and no K on the board when it's over.
After the hand is over this guy starts in on me about me missing the opportunity to knock 2 players out and get closer to the money and it's +EV - yada, yada. All I could say was there are other factors involved and it's not my job (as chip leader) to knock players out. You'd think I called his Mama a whore.
Anyway - oddly enough - almost the same exact situation the week before only 3 guys had shoved and folded AK. (I would have won that monster pot on a 1 outer - but if it happens again I am laying it down again)
I cetainly have great respect for AK but as last person to act I have to consider how many of the those shoves are pocket pairs and how many are holding an A and what does this do to my winning percentage.
As chip leader I also hold a certain luxury of choosing the coin flips I want to get involved with.
There is no doubt I will lay down hands most will not. Two hands later I had JJ on the button that I went 5xBB with. BB shoved over the top and I layed them face up while he showed KK - then the table was less indignant and started realizing it takes balls to lay these hands down.
There was the thought they might come after me thinking I am uber-too-tight but the ones paying attention had to also consider the big piots I had taken down earlier with 2-5 and 3-4. Just the same I took the opportunity to call a solo shove w/QJ because a) it was the right call, and 2) they would see I wasn't just going to blind out waiting for AA.
Anyway, AK just doesn't seem as mighty when you have to call multiple shoves in last position.
As chip leader my #1 priority is protecting my stack...
#2 priority is accumulating more chips...
...and when a good opportunity presents itself - knock someone out.