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Old 11-10-2007, 06:58 PM
Ruffie Ruffie is offline
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Default $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t3000 with t300 antes (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t75615)
UTG+1 (t55708)
MP1 (t16602)
MP2 (t94794)
CO (t11235)
Button (t59588)
SB (t16836)
Hero (t55960)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="red">CO raises to t10935 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, Hero calls t7935

Flop: (t25770) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)


Turn: (t25770) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t25770) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)


I thought the pot odds were right for me to call. However, one guy at the table lol'd and said it was horrible call and, one said it was ok - just the cards were slightly under average to make the call.
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Old 11-10-2007, 11:10 PM
JereLock JereLock is offline
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

Maybe I'm retarded, but a 42o call for a 5th of your stack? Theres not many hands that's going to beat, not many at all.

Fold pf imo
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Old 11-10-2007, 11:36 PM
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

You're supposed to call pretty wide there, but not that wide.

I wouldn't mind it if you had a bigger stack though.
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Old 11-11-2007, 01:12 AM
Xanthro Xanthro is offline
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

It's a bad call because it represents too high a portion of your stack. Maybe if you had double or triple your stack you could do this.

Also, 42o is the second weakest hand possible Heads up, so that's why people were laughing.

Now, it's likely you have to live cards to two overs, so you have a chance, just not enough to make up the odds.

Yes, CO should be pushing any two cards, but it's unlikely those any two will be 23o.
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Old 11-11-2007, 02:24 AM
Niediam Niediam is offline
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

It's very close.

In order to break even on the call you need to win 30.8% of the time.

If villian is pushing with 100% of his hands you win 33.2%.

If villian is pushing with the top 50% of his hands you win 31.2%.

If villian is pushing with the top 25% of his hands you win 30.2% of the time.

So I'd call or fold based upon if villian has been open pushing a lot, in the money considerations, and your percieved skill level against your opponents on this table (if they seem better than you then gambling here is better).
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Old 11-11-2007, 02:32 AM
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

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It's very close.

In order to break even on the call you need to win 30.8% of the time.

If villian is pushing with 100% of his hands you win 33.2%.
If villian is pushing with the top 50% of his hands you win 31.2% .

If villian is pushing with the top 25% of his hands you win 30.2% of the time.

So I'd call or fold based upon if villian has been open pushing a lot, in the money considerations, and your percieved skill level against your opponents on this table (if they seem better than you then gambling here is better).

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That's poker in a nutshell. And people wonder why it's so hard to win MTT's.
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Old 11-11-2007, 02:57 AM
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

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It's very close.

In order to break even on the call you need to win 30.8% of the time.

If villian is pushing with 100% of his hands you win 33.2%.

If villian is pushing with the top 50% of his hands you win 31.2%.

If villian is pushing with the top 25% of his hands you win 30.2% of the time.

So I'd call or fold based upon if villian has been open pushing a lot, in the money considerations, and your percieved skill level against your opponents on this table (if they seem better than you then gambling here is better).

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Is there an online calculator where I can do the math to figure this out?

I was extraordinarily surprised to see 42o win 30% if villain pushes w/ top 25%... just doeson't make sense to me
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Old 11-11-2007, 03:16 AM
Jim C Jim C is offline
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

Get yourself Pokerstove.
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Old 11-11-2007, 03:21 AM
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

Hand 0: 30.182% 29.77% 00.41% 169254079 2324890.50 { 4c2s }
Hand 1: 69.818% 69.41% 00.41% 394581068 2324890.50 { 66+, A2s+, K6s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, A7o+, K9o+, QTo+, JTo }
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Old 11-11-2007, 12:02 PM
Xanthro Xanthro is offline
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Default Re: $1 MTT - 4h2d in BB was I right to call shorstack\'s all-in move?

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Is there an online calculator where I can do the math to figure this out?

I was extraordinarily surprised to see 42o win 30% if villain pushes w/ top 25%... just doeson't make sense to me

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Get Pokerstove.

People always get confused with really bad hands vs top hands, but remember AA is only about 80% to win. That means other hands have 20% equity. And that's the BEST starting hand.

In OP's place, I wouldn't call with 24o, but it's not really that bad it terms of sheer odds. Some horrible looking hands are actually an easy call here.

The hard part about OP is it's either really well thought out and he's very good at odds quickly, or he's an idiot calling with anything. Since most people can't calculate the odds for this call at all, they assume he's an idiot and laugh.

It's a $1 MTT, it's hard to believe that a player here could calculate those kinds of odds and make the right call.
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