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He had correct odds to call even if he knew for sure that his opponent had aces, so it was an awful fold.

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not commenting on this specific play because i know nothing of the variables.
however this comment that he had the correct odds to call even if he knew his opponent had AA is fallacious.

this isn't a cash game and so pot odds are not the sole consideration when making a decision as one cannot rebuy and take advantage of the "long term".

i don't play many tournaments but i do know that a fundemental theory of tournament poker is that it is often times correct to pass on a marginal situation if it will prevent you from taking advantage of a much larger edge later on.

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Thank God someone said it, I've been losing my mind lately listen to players talk about getting the right pot odds to call with the worst hand in tournament play, even at WSOP FTs. I respect Rizen a lot as a player, but even he said this on last Tuesday's ESPN coverage he knew he had the worst hand but said he priced himself into the pot.

You need to have other considerations than pot odds in tournament play especially in the latter stages of a tournament. At the final table pot odds are nearly worthless when you know you have the worst hand. It's not like you're going to be at a WSOP FT next week (possible exception Jeff Madsen) but heck you might not make it back for ten years or ever. I really think this is a critical error in thinking.

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so awesome.