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Here is an actual event (numbers are apx. close)
BB 200,
Short 1 had 4,000 chips
Short 2 has 4,000 chips
Big stack has 12,000 chips
Betting goes in this order
S1 - 200; has AK
S2 - 600; has AT
Big - 600; has Q8 off
S1- all-in;
S2 all-in;
Big calls
(flop QQx .. you know the rest)
It raised for me the question:
At apx what point should a BIG STACK call the short guys - ESPECIALLY when there are 2 of them? In this case he risked 30% of his stack - and he would have been left with a comfortable playable stack had he lost - but by risking 4000 he had the opportunity to win 8000 - for a real big lead.
I think it was a crazy play on his part - he had 2 opponents - twice the chance to lose, way too much to risk (30%) on any 2 cards.
BUT - I wonder if there is a magic number - guideline - when risking chips on any 2 cards in a tourney (apx middle stages of tourney - itm is not too close yet) would make sense.
BB 200,
Short 1 had 4,000 chips
Short 2 has 4,000 chips
Big stack has 12,000 chips
Betting goes in this order
S1 - 200; has AK
S2 - 600; has AT
Big - 600; has Q8 off
S1- all-in;
S2 all-in;
Big calls
(flop QQx .. you know the rest)
It raised for me the question:
At apx what point should a BIG STACK call the short guys - ESPECIALLY when there are 2 of them? In this case he risked 30% of his stack - and he would have been left with a comfortable playable stack had he lost - but by risking 4000 he had the opportunity to win 8000 - for a real big lead.
I think it was a crazy play on his part - he had 2 opponents - twice the chance to lose, way too much to risk (30%) on any 2 cards.
BUT - I wonder if there is a magic number - guideline - when risking chips on any 2 cards in a tourney (apx middle stages of tourney - itm is not too close yet) would make sense.