A \"poker theorist\" view of all-in late in tournaments.
Thanks for all your comments on early big hands. Since my post, I've won a lot of big early-round all ins, but I do understand why being in a turbo makes differnce with AK. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Now I'm pondering the later part of a tournament. Chen and Ankenman, in The Mathematics of Poker, say in their page 136 chart and related commentary, that in a tournament it is always mathematically corect to go all-in with ANY pair when you have less than fifty (50) big blinds. I'm starting out with a small bankroll and going more for the place (simply cashing), rather than taking more risk for the win at this point, and the authors admit that with this strategy they have big wins, but also a lot of just-out-of-the-money finishes. Always something new to ponder in the world of poker I guess.
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