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[QUOTE="Weregoat, post: 1562919, member: 62741"]
Phil would be a lot less likely to find himself in this position in a ring game.
 
First off, the SPR would be way off.  Phil has 15 BBs, villain has 5 BBs?
 
If I were at a table that didn't allow rebuys with chips at the table, I'd be jamming every hand to try to get knocked out to rebuy with a full stack.
 
Secondly, Phil wouldn't have a reason to call in a ring game, even if those were the stacks.
 
While his stack is negligible, so is his.  If he were deeper stacked and wanted villain to rebuy with a full stack to get some more money on the table or open up a seat, maybe.
 
Sometimes when I'm super deep stacked at ring games I make some questionable calls (and it's a leak of mine that I'm well aware of), but I highly doubt Phil stacks off with T4s in a ring game save as a bluff.
 
And the one thing I hate about all-in opponents is you can't bluff them.
 
Granted we don't have Phil's reads, I'm guessing his reasoning went something like this.  Remember, this is purely speculation and has no basis on fact.
 
1. This guy has been shoving a lot.  His range is really wide.  While I'm most certainly not ahead, I'm probably live.  The amount of times I'm drawing slim to this guy's range doesn't justify me folding here, when I could hit and take the lead.
 
2. I'm Phil Gordon.  I have poker books, a successful poker career, and I know Mick Foley.  I don't care if I lose this measly MTT.
 
3.  I'm Phil Gordon.  I love winning at poker, and winning this pot will put me in a better position to do so.  While losing this pot won't cripple me, I'll just have to start shove/folding, and hoping I'm good.
 
4.  "Well, against hands like Axs, Kxs, Qxs and Jxs, the math is close enough.  And I close the action."
 
I'm not saying I'd call, as a matter of fact I'd probably fold and wait for a better spot.
 
But he's the one with the successful career, not me.
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