I was in a 2000 person speed tourney. Down to top 14. Basically the blinds put everyone in everytime. I had AA from late position. I could have waited this out for gauranteed 6th - just by waiting. As it turns out looks like I would have hit 3 or 4 th for sure, because of other out of position calls. The difference between 6th and 14th is 330 between 3 and 14 is 700 - Which i could have nearly limped into.
Obviously aces can be beaten - question is - is it worth calling?
However, due to my position and know the next 5 players on each table are put all in by the blinds so I can essentially fold into 6th place. 6th place paying more than 5x what I was paid. Aces are not a 5:1 favorite against most hands.
Again - I would make that call again in a second. Especially when i found out I was against A10.
I was in a 2000 person speed tourney. Down to top 14. Basically the blinds put everyone in everytime. I had AA from late position. I could have waited this out for gauranteed 6th - just by waiting. As it turns out looks like I would have hit 3 or 4 th for sure, because of other out of position calls. The difference between 6th and 14th is 330 between 3 and 14 is 700 - Which i could have nearly limped into.
Obviously aces can be beaten - question is - is it worth calling?
I doubt you had guaranteed 6th unless every blind battle had the same chip stacks, folding AA there would be ridiculous IMO
But due to blinds and 1 of 2 players forced out each hand due to chips stacks compared to blinds that is where I reasonabley felt I could end up. Looks like more likely it would have been fourth.
Anyhow - my main question is can you fold AA if you did know for sure you could make 5x more guaranteed by folding??
I dont think so - but I am soliciting other responses.
I know you are right Wes an GTA - its just tough when it comes down to a crap shoot and be so close - and know you could have folded and made so much more...but how do you fold AA
Hey Tom, I know it sucks to lose and you would have moved up in spots but you have to make this play. If you had won, you're odds of finishing even higher were greatly increased. I am not sure of your stack size, but winning that pot may have allowed you an extra round through the blinds if the person in the small blind couldn't cover your stack.
Yeah, I agree - my stack had enough to take the bb and sb.
The thing with speed tourneys is that everyone - even on the final table is less than 2x the bb - with one person being about 6x the bb and 4 being less than the bb. So people are eliminated very quickly.
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Called by A10
Beat by a str8
Had i folded - i would have finished 6th guaranteed. That is an extra $330 - so am i better to fold those ???
I was in a 2000 person speed tourney. Down to top 14. Basically the blinds put everyone in everytime. I had AA from late position. I could have waited this out for gauranteed 6th - just by waiting. As it turns out looks like I would have hit 3 or 4 th for sure, because of other out of position calls. The difference between 6th and 14th is 330 between 3 and 14 is 700 - Which i could have nearly limped into.
Obviously aces can be beaten - question is - is it worth calling?
why wouid you fold AA, because you ended up losing with it?
However, due to my position and know the next 5 players on each table are put all in by the blinds so I can essentially fold into 6th place. 6th place paying more than 5x what I was paid. Aces are not a 5:1 favorite against most hands.
Again - I would make that call again in a second. Especially when i found out I was against A10.
I doubt you had guaranteed 6th unless every blind battle had the same chip stacks, folding AA there would be ridiculous IMO
But due to blinds and 1 of 2 players forced out each hand due to chips stacks compared to blinds that is where I reasonabley felt I could end up. Looks like more likely it would have been fourth.
Anyhow - my main question is can you fold AA if you did know for sure you could make 5x more guaranteed by folding??
I dont think so - but I am soliciting other responses.
However, if I lose that hand like you did, I would always think "why didn't I fold this to move up in the money"
Don't fold AA.
As my good friend Tony Dungee says...." We play the game to win!! "
The thing with speed tourneys is that everyone - even on the final table is less than 2x the bb - with one person being about 6x the bb and 4 being less than the bb. So people are eliminated very quickly.