Trickier Sit N Go Question

[LandonM]

Being so close to the payout, there is 'huge fear' equity in taking the initiative and putting the remaining 2 players to a decision so close to payday- particularly when your hand rates good against the two random hands yet to act (and, in and of itself isn't a bad hand at all...)

If you aren't playing aggressive here, you're playing a fearful (a totally different thing than "cautious") losing game. I'm taking these blinds down here, almost every time, with K/J.

[citanul]

David,

I strongly recommend visiting the STT forum, located conveniently on your very own message board, where people ask and answer stt questions as good or better than these all the time.

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[citanul]

landon,

that reasoning is terrible.

c

[The Yugoslavian]

cit,

landon is reasoning? I thought he was randomly stringing together words.

DS,

This is the trickier question? Please audit like any gramps bubble situation post from EVER for something more interesting.

Yugoslav

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If you aren't playing aggressive here, you're playing a fearful (a totally different thing than "cautious") losing game.

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No.

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I'm getting called here every time, with K/J

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FYP

Good late game SNG play is picking up chips without confrontation. You will usually be called by the SB and if not, you will ALWAYS be called by the BB. By limping you allow yourself to get away when the SB gets involved and the BB doesn't, forcing the BB all in next hand. By calling and having 2 hands to beat the BB you increase your chances of cashing drastically.

[Jackal69]

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David,

I strongly recommend visiting the STT forum, located conveniently on your very own message board, where people ask and answer stt questions as good or better than these all the time.

c

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you forgot to mention that even the guys posting $5 sng hands also tend to include some information about how their opponents play...

[wpr101]

Call is best. If big stack pushes and small folds I would fold. Is small stack gets in I call.

[apaugust]

If you and the smaller stack both lose, do you get 3rd because you started with more? If that is true then I agree.

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If you and the smaller stack both lose, do you get 3rd because you started with more?

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Yes

[ALawPoker]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that when you just call, you leave the BB the opportunity to get off the hand.

Say the BB has rags, 46 or something. Flop comes KT9. SB bets, BB decides to just fold and hope you call. Do you fold at this point? Ya, you probably but should, but you're really wishing you just raised preflop in this spot. (Maybe also it comes KJx and you do call, and the SB shows QT... again, you're wishing you had raised preflop.)

I still think call is better, but the BB's option to fold a missed flop (which doesn't exist when you raise) is a noteworthy aspect of this hand.