Overcoming a 7:1 chip disadvantage HU

fiskebent · #1 02-09-2006, 05:34 PM

I played a SnG today. When we got to heads up, I had $1840 and he had $13160. Still managed to win it.

Anyone that can top that?

Emilgence · #2 02-09-2006, 05:38 PM

hmmm. seeing how you only had to double up twice to be even, doesn't seem like much of a feat. and i'm sure he wanted to finish you off fast and hence called with worse hands beleiving you would push with anything.

fiskebent · #3 02-09-2006, 06:04 PM

It took 41 hands, so not that fast.

Are you saying that you wouldn't be surprised if someone managed to win over you when you had a 7:1 chip advantage? I'd probably give up poker.

RJ! · #4 02-09-2006, 06:30 PM

you would give up poker really really really quickly then. as the other poster said, if you double up twice and then get all in and win, you win. winning 3 hands isnt hard, especially since the big stack will call with weaker hands. one of the first tournaments i ever played the two finalists had 5500 and 5400. the 5400 chip guy had AA vs KK, and the new stacks were 10800 to 100. the guy with 100 won 5 pots in a row when the blinds were at 50/100 and all of a sudden theyre almost even...5 hands later the guy with 100 had won. since then, the chip and the chair statement always rings very true in my mind when in a tournament. and if you quit poker everytime you lost with a 7:1 chip advantage i can personally tell you i would have quit over 10 times. gl!

rj

wlcmlc · #5 02-09-2006, 07:01 PM

Twice I have played in live 15-20 person tournaments and seen someone get down to under 500 chips and come back and win it (starting stacks 2000 chips).

I have been down online to under 500 chips a few times and come back to win (8000 chips total). Unfortunately, I have had the same happen to me once.

It is really easy to play when you have to go all in pre-flop every hand.

wlcmlc

kyro · #6 02-09-2006, 07:28 PM

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It took 41 hands, so not that fast.

Are you saying that you wouldn't be surprised if someone managed to win over you when you had a 7:1 chip advantage? I'd probably give up poker.

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If you two are equal in skill you should come back to win around 1/8 times. Not that special.

pokerjoker · #7 02-09-2006, 08:09 PM

I won a SnG tournament after being reduced to 15 chips (800) starting. I went allin pretty early like QQ vs AA or something, then won a 6 way pot i think, then won a 3-way, and I was back to 400 chips.

sabre170 · #8 02-09-2006, 08:39 PM

I have won starting down more than this,
and lost starting up more than this.

You should win about 1 in 8 starting down 7 to 1.

Sabre170