Daily Poker Quiz: Archive

Satellite
2008-07-05

You're playing a satellite to a $1,000 live tournament in London, England. Seven players are left, you're fifth with 3,500. The two smallest stacks have 2,000 and 2,400, respectively. Five players will receive seats.

The shortstacks get out of the way from UTG and UTG+1. The next guy folds, and it's your turn with A J. What will you do?





Fold (correct)
This is a really easy fold. You'd want to play the hand in a normal tournament, but not in this satellite. The two shortstacks are getting desperate, and you have position on them.

Force them to make bad moves before you have to do them yourselves. Remember that all five prize spots are worth the same - finishing fifth or first doesn't matter!

Call
This is a really easy fold. You'd want to play the hand in a normal tournament, but not in this satellite. The two shortstacks are getting desperate, and you have position on them.

Force them to make bad moves before you have to do them yourselves. Remember that all five prize spots are worth the same - finishing fifth or first doesn't matter!

Raise to 900
This is a really easy fold. You'd want to play the hand in a normal tournament, but not in this satellite. The two shortstacks are getting desperate, and you have position on them.

Force them to make bad moves before you have to do them yourselves. Remember that all five prize spots are worth the same - finishing fifth or first doesn't matter!

All-in
This is a really easy fold. You'd want to play the hand in a normal tournament, but not in this satellite. The two shortstacks are getting desperate, and you have position on them.

Force them to make bad moves before you have to do them yourselves. Remember that all five prize spots are worth the same - finishing fifth or first doesn't matter!



Result:

Fold 18%
Call 11%
Raise to 900 53%
All-in 18%

Totally 813 vote(s)