When do you fold big slick? I see players weighing that had for their tournament life. In the railbird tourney today I am the dealer. Everyone folded to me and I go all in with A10 suited. Figure SB and BB would fold. Well low and behold SB calls for 1/3 of their chip stack with the hand of death AK offsuit. I am out kicked and praying for a miracle. Would you call an all-in with big slick for your tournament life? Just asking cause I would like to know how you decide to call with it. If the person is pushing all-in is a solid player then what hand do you put them on. I had a little over 3k and the caller had 9k. No other money in the pot but the blinds and the ante. Is that pot odds to call in the SB? Not complaining about the lose just want some insight on what other players think of this hand. I find that I will raise or push with big slick, but not call more than a all-in that is small. I weigh the amount of the all-in vs my chip stack. The player that called me is a solid player. So maybe they thought I was stilling the blinds. AA no over card, KK one over card and QQ two overs, but still behind. Let me know if my push with only two to act was wrong and I will come back and let you know the rest of the story. X
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GOOD LUCK X !
I have no confidence in AK what so ever. I will limp-in if I can, or possably call a 3XBB bet, but I will fold it upon a bet if I miss the flop. The only exception is if I am short stacked (less than 5XBB or real close to it). I have missed hitting Big Slick so many times that it's not funny, and any pair kicks your fanny.
Take care and good luck.
well, you have tiny slight odds in your favor with being suited (very minimal of course) you have 3 outs the 10's, he has 3 outs the K's(with his being higher - obviously) other than high card the odds going in are pretty lose to the same with the high card win going to the opponent- of course, if nobody hits the 10 or K.
If I was the opponent, i would very probably call your bet - it's only 1/3 of my stack and potentially the chance to knock out another opponent and increase my stack by 1/3. Plus,if you're betting all-in to protect a small or medium pair and you're playing against an opponent who plays as well as I know you do, then I might expect such a bet also and if you're betting with a pair of Queens or less then I would have 6 outs. all things I'd try to consider.That's about as close I can come to my answer - for what value it may prove to be.!
Very good question! - challenging!
Good luck on the tables!
I fold on the flop alot.....
If I see a push from small stack and I have AK then I will call also... just because you are short and figure you may be playing a mediocre hand... also, since you are late I figure you are playing a mediocre hand... even if you have a medium stack.
If it is early... 1/3 my chips is not much...
if it is early many play Ace trash... and AK is dominant...
I'm not close to good... but, a hand like AK is good to play... most especially one on one...
Best wishes & Luck
my play on big slick vs. any random hand is about position and opponent...most of the time, AK vs. random is always a race...being on the wrong end of small poket pairs many times, I would prefer to have the AK in a race situation.....if you hit, you double up...I believe you made the right call...you had position and a pretty solid hand for a race...
In Service,
MrLimpitt
How big are the blinds? if its 500/1000, you are desparate. moving in with most face cards depending on action to you, is your only play. your opponent also only has >10 BB, so AK is as much a monster as your AT. In this case i think you are both correct.
If the blinds are a lot lower like 120/240, there is no need to go all-in. A raise of 5bb or less if you know your opponent would fold to it will do for a steal(you are still drawing). This would let you know where you are in the hand, if you get rr you know you are up vs. a possibly bigger hand. You would have been better to get it all-in w AK, but a raise to know where you are at is good with that hand too. Are you saying you are percieved as being a solid player? Or is that your read on your opponent?
good post...dj
guess i should have read all the posts before i commented. It was a good play on your part. You don't have much folding equity. Y ou just have to know in those situations, most players are doing the same, so you have to expect to get called by a hand as big or better than your own.
Chalk that one up to bad timing.
gl...dj
all in a10? you must be mad at best. Besides you left out alot of information to really make a conclusion to this story. What you precieve as solid play on your part might look like a fish to others at the table, thus table image tarnished for the blind player.
Just trying to be real with you, not hurt you. Sometime we need to really take a good close look at ourselfs and point out those flaws and change the laws to govern ones self.
so gl from here on out !!!
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