Chance to triple up or fold ?

djgolfcan

PokerStars Hand #86037279511: Tournament #616010512, $3.00+$0.30 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (125/250) - 2012/09/11 16:27:54 ET
Table '616010512 55' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Goldboy2005 (11477 in chips)
Seat 2: boss5747 (11415 in chips)
Seat 3: Virus3232 (5235 in chips)
Seat 4: Flapzen (5409 in chips)
Seat 5: Braveherz (5155 in chips)
Seat 6: weedman_x597 (10626 in chips)
Seat 7: UpMePlease (7395 in chips)
Seat 8: amirarsal909 (22848 in chips)
Seat 9: djgolfcan (8329 in chips)
Goldboy2005: posts the ante 25
boss5747: posts the ante 25
Virus3232: posts the ante 25
Flapzen: posts the ante 25
Braveherz: posts the ante 25
weedman_x597: posts the ante 25
UpMePlease: posts the ante 25
amirarsal909: posts the ante 25
djgolfcan: posts the ante 25
boss5747: posts small blind 125
Virus3232: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djgolfcan [9d Td]
Flapzen: calls 250
Braveherz: raises 500 to 750
weedman_x597: folds
UpMePlease: folds
amirarsal909: folds
djgolfcan: calls 750
Goldboy2005: raises 10500 to 11250
boss5747: folds
Virus3232: folds
Flapzen: folds
Braveherz: calls 4380 and is all-in
djgolfcan: ??

Opportunities to triple your stack don't come along often in a MTT. When is it a good idea to take the gamble to add a massive amount to your stack ?

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when you are holding a hand better than T9 sooooooooted

Richard~

when you've busted everything else and you're playing the 3 dollar PLO :<

compuease

Richard~;330458 wrotewhen you've busted everything else and you're playing the 3 dollar PLO :<

You only get 2 cards in $3. plo? ;)

Richard~

compuease;330460 wroteYou only get 2 cards in $3. plo? ;)

I used to get 4 but I felt that was unfair to my opposition

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If I remember this is the 2nd time you've asked this question and its a giant leak and a chance to improve your game.

You are concerned with wining chips, but your roi is only effected by ev.

Getting your money in good is +ev and therefore increases your roi%
Getting it in bad is -ev and decreases your roi%

roi%=profits.

This is why you post bad beats, you think they affect your profit but they don't.

If one doesn't apply and understand this then they aren't playing poker imo.

So only call here if you have enough equity with your hand to make this +ev...and that would mean call tight here.

Maybe JJ+, AK

Wetts1012

Also need to ask if you really want to put 35bigs in pre with ten high.

When you put it that way it seems like a bit of a ridiculous thread.

getem76

Could say its only a $3 tourney, but then a good way to look at it is always try your best at everyhand fold/all in....not win them all but win the ones that matter, this is probably one that does not matter, so lose it and fold, not call and lose it.

betrthanphil

i have a feeling dj that you pay way too much attention to the average stack/chip leaders. Honestly average stack means nothing, dont even look at it. As long as you have 20bbs+ your in ok shape. 35bbs your living the dream haha so why put it in with 10 high. no need.

Milo

Ask yourself this . . . if someone like Milo can fold better hands than this in the same situation, why the fuck haven't I folded yet?

djgolfcan

betrthanphil;330673 wrotei have a feeling dj that you pay way too much attention to the average stack/chip leaders. Honestly average stack means nothing, dont even look at it. As long as you have 20bbs+ your in ok shape. 35bbs your living the dream haha so why put it in with 10 high. no need.

I really like this post and will work on NOT looking at avg stack sizes, etc...