The Lay-down that gets you to the WSOP

[Boxman]

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If Hero was, lets say, among the top 3 chipleaders in the tournament, should he play JJ here? What about KK or AA?

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If Hero was among the top 3 chipleaders, I would advise him to just "sit out" the rest of the game or even turn the computer off. There is no difference between placing 1st or 29th, they all pay the same seat into the WSOP.

That being said, there is also a minor responsibility to bust out the shorties who may be pushing any two just before the blinds hit. I say minor because while the big stacks don't have to become the table captains, they can best afford it when the odds are correct.

So calling with AA/KK is acceptable, as well as many other lower starting hands, as long as there is no one else involved in the pot.

I think the more interesting question would be if Hero made an isolation play with his JJ, and pushed "All-in", should PapaSmurf called with KK?