sitting out for glory

Worak · Jul 16, 2009

Satellite to the Record breaker 0.50+0.10 MTT (5$ buy in 500K $ guaranteed) on Full Tilt.
27 of 274 remaining, places 1-21 get the ticket, 22nd 1.75$, 23rd 1.05 $, 24th .

I'm chip leader with 28K blinds are 400/800 antes 100

Is there any chance I will blind out and not make it?

There is no glory in sitting out for glory but yet I'll make an exeption in this one.
What do you think ?

Dwilius · Jul 16, 2009

You'll easily make it but might as well sit in so your blinds aren't free and can ko super shortstacks. Unless you have something to do, you could walk away. I would observe just so you have a better idea for next time, when you are 15-24th with 27 to go and wonder whether you can blind down or need to double.

e: Yeah, its better to walk away if you think you might get involved in a hand you shouldn't with pretty cards. VVV

Makwa · Jul 16, 2009

Whatever u do dont push those Aces.

Worak · Jul 16, 2009

I pushed KK vs 1010 , hit a set and took one of them out.

Edit: I see that that move is questionable - but I marked him before ...and knew his shoving range.

Now 55K / 2nd 27K

Mase31683 · Jul 16, 2009

You're already in, no need to accumulate more chips

Jillychemung · Jul 16, 2009

The only thing continuing to play does is make it possible for the tourney to end a bit early when you KO shorter stacks. So if you are multi-tabling and don't need the screen space just keep looking for ops to KO a shorty.

jdeliverer · Jul 16, 2009

Why oh why would you take a chance with someone who has over 10k chips? You don't want to be up against A-10 and no longer be able to coast into the money.

jjaaz · Jul 16, 2009

in this situation you should not sitout but only play the good hands like kq or a10 hands like that. you cant go wrong with only playing the good hands to win money. if you only play those hand you are less likely to lose your chips

dufferdevon · Jul 16, 2009

jjaaz said:
in this situation you should not sitout but only play the good hands like kq or a10 hands like that. you cant go wrong with only playing the good hands to win money. if you only play those hand you are less likely to lose your chips

FYI, AT & KQ are not good hands. I think you meant to say AA, KK.

If you have enough chips to get in already, there is no point in risking that position. There is no upside to playing more hands. The entire point of the tournament is to get in to another one.

Infamous1020 · Jul 17, 2009

lol we're talking about a satellite for a 5 dollar ticket.

Bovinity · Jul 17, 2009

lol we're talking about a satellite for a 5 dollar ticket.

I know, right? Only $5 means he should just play stupid, yeah? Strategy is for rich folks.

zachvac · Jul 17, 2009

If the guy shoves and flips over TT you still fold in that spot with KK. Winning gets you 0 value while losing hurts you a ton more.

Infamous1020 · Jul 17, 2009

Bovinity said:
I know, right? Only $5 means he should just play stupid, yeah? Strategy is for rich folks.

lol well the thread title is 'sitting out for glory' so i was kinda expecting something a little more glorious than a 5 dollar ticket

Infamous1020 · Jul 17, 2009

zachvac said:
If the guy shoves and flips over TT you still fold in that spot with KK. Winning gets you 0 value while losing hurts you a ton more.

also this

Worak · Jul 17, 2009

zachvac said:
If the guy shoves and flips over TT you still fold in that spot with KK. Winning gets you 0 value while losing hurts you a ton more.

Thats true - I realized I should have walked away - that's what I'll do next time.

Btw yes it's only 5 $ - a ticked for sundays game with 500K added --- and I got it ---- .

WarEagle1266 · Jul 17, 2009

I was wondering why the percentages added up to 206.67% and noticed this:

Note how zachvac and Infamous1020 voted for every option. Um, y u gots to ruin our pollz?

PLO1519 · Jul 17, 2009

Don't sit out, you have to play... even if you're extremely tight people are going to be fearful of going for your blinds, even if you have no intention of playing any hands. You could pick up a few walks from people that get passive.

Worak · Jul 17, 2009

WarEagle1266 said:
I was wondering why the percentages added up to 206.67% and noticed this:
View attachment 22280
Note how zachvac and Infamous1020 voted for every option. Um, y u gots to ruin our pollz?

That's ok with me if they think all apply...

zachvac · Jul 17, 2009

lol just thought it was kinda funny that you had a checkbox and could choose all options. I was pretty clear though what I thought posting here.

jdeliverer · Jul 18, 2009

How do you see who put what?

Worak · Jul 19, 2009

jamesdadeliverer said:
How do you see who put what?

click on the voted numbers at the end of the line

TeaParty · Jul 19, 2009

What more are you trying to do if you already know you deffinetly earned the ticket. you accomplished what you set out to do in that tournament. Aces, Kings don't mean anything now. The only thing that playing does is put you at risk of loosing that garanteed ticket. you could have Aces 3 times in a row and get donked out on every time with some of these sites. I know it's not likely, but you never know. Now you're right in the mix of things grinding it out with everyone for the ticket you already had.

Tea

joeey · Jul 19, 2009

its poker any thing can happen from chip leader to short stack but if you sat out you would blind out with atleast 10 - 15 people left making it well into the money or in this case, ticket :joyman:

sitting out for glory

sit out or burst the bubble ???

Yes sit out and get the ticket (Why not ?)

Coward

I never sit out

wait for AA, KK

open another sat and sit out this one

burst the bubble

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