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Axmanace
Rock Star
Silver Level
Nash / ICM charts are a great resource to understand when you should push, call, or fold in late game tournaments.
Occasionally I find myself in a situation where I’m dealt a pushable hand (77+ and AJ+) in late position but a shorter stack goes all in before I can act.
<for the sake of this hypothetical assume stack sizes, blinds, and positions make the call/push mathematically profitable>
Typically in this case mathematics prompt a call - but I find myself occasionally folding (especially on the lower end of the range with AJo or 77) to play it safe to hit the money since loosing would leave me with less than 5BB.
What situations do you ignore the mathematics that say pushing/calling will always be more profitable in the long term vs playing it safe to ensure cashing?
Should I stop “playing it safe” if I want to become a profitable MMT player?
Appreciate your thoughts!
Occasionally I find myself in a situation where I’m dealt a pushable hand (77+ and AJ+) in late position but a shorter stack goes all in before I can act.
<for the sake of this hypothetical assume stack sizes, blinds, and positions make the call/push mathematically profitable>
Typically in this case mathematics prompt a call - but I find myself occasionally folding (especially on the lower end of the range with AJo or 77) to play it safe to hit the money since loosing would leave me with less than 5BB.
What situations do you ignore the mathematics that say pushing/calling will always be more profitable in the long term vs playing it safe to ensure cashing?
Should I stop “playing it safe” if I want to become a profitable MMT player?
Appreciate your thoughts!
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