if his opponent moved all in from late position is Insta call ... AKo it's a very strong hand, and u can't fold this, becouse his can oush Ax ( where are x- 5-Q), and u fold better hand + u can up your steck and it's help u going to FT ...Jhuan Mattoso said:
The bubble only affects people worried about min cashing. theres 2 types of players that cash, people that min cash and people that make the good pay days. and people that are in it to win it will make all of there plays around the bubble because they know the min casher is going to lay down almost any 2 cards because they are not in the money yet. which player do you want to be? the guy that cashes big and misses the bubble occasionaly or the person that min cashes and can hang on sometimes??
It depends on many factors such as what is my position, what is the position of the one that just shoved , his stack size , my stack size and whether I can cover his with the minimum losses , if he is a loose player or a bully that wants to steal blinds on the bubble .
In addition , it has to do with the money on the bubble, if the prize is big and important to me or not .
In addition , it has to do with the money on the bubble, if the prize is big and important to me or not .
Your tournament goal is the only way to determine how to play here. If your goal is to make the bubble and cash, and then open up your game, you fold here. I read a bubble analysis by one pro who said that even with pocket AA, you might have to fold to at least make the money. If your only goal is to make final table or win, then you probably call here because you don't care about the cash, only the final result. Remember, all the pros have different answers to this question because some are more aggressive than others, and some have different ultimate goals. You have to determine for yourself which way you want to go. If poker was that easy, the brainiacs would win every time.
When i play tournaments I play to win, having said that though you have to see what the image of the player pushing is. Has he been lose tight, solid player? I think if it seems like he is punishing and has a wide range i do call. if we win that then we r in prime position for a deep run. Have to win races to win tournaments.
In my opinion AK is strong hand but not strong enough to risk busting right before the bubble. I know the feeling when you get some realy good cards but you are in the bubble and you simultaneously want to go all-in or to fold. My advice is if you are playing for the money, just wait a little bit and secure your profit. If you are playing for the game experience don't throw away your good cards.
Agreed all around, FOLD. Wait. I HAVE been burned trying to build a stack for higher payouts for top finishers. But since I need the money I fold. Were I to have cash might call, but still consider AK only premium preflop. After that it's a wing and a prayer
If you want to win tournaments and not just make money. And if you understand that +EV play is more important than winning or losing a particular hand or tournament, you'd not fold it. Unless you have a read on the opponent and know that he has to have a big hand to make that move. By big hand I mean AA or KK. because there are only two hands out of 169 possible hands which dominate you. With rest of them you are flipping with half or more than half the equity in the hand. I hope you know what I mean. Apologies to the people who I disagree with who think it is important first to make the money and then take risks.
It depends, the most important think is that you play a tournament to WIN IT, not for just be ITM... there are to many fact that need to be consider: Average, tournament speed, mtt o sit & go, BB's you have... really i would usually call unless i had 25+ BB
Generally I fold, but if my opponent is very aggressive I call, maybe he has a bad hand and only is trying to stole some chips. But it depends, first we should study behavior our opponents, if is a fish I call, but if is tight I fold.
Well I guess that would depend on the individual player. Some are satisfied making to the money and taking a min cash, while others are determined to play any playable hand to the absolute max.
I believe that I myself would fall in the latter part of the players here.
I believe that I myself would fall in the latter part of the players here.
If it's freeroll I'm raising but if it's real money tournament always fold or raise if I am on sm position and all folded
It's weird if a large stack goes all-in in the early position it's seems to be clearly a blinds steal if he holds a good hand , he will raise it trying to get some chips from the others , AK is a great hand , I would call here a double up will help me in the next step of the tourney
Poker is Situational Statistics
AK is usually more effective when you are the one doing the pushing, not the calling. This holds true whether on the bubble or not and is actually MORE effective when on the bubble.. because THEY are more likely to fold and you pick up a few blinds.
Having said that, statistics dictate that a pocket pair has the advantage over your AK. And since poker is a game of skill, the information you have on the other player is also relevant. Are they simply pushing BECAUSE of the bubble? Or are they generally a tight player who most likely already has a pair in the hole?
While most players tend to play on the conservative side when on the bubble, and AK can be a very effective pre-flop hand for an aggressive player, there is NOTHING aggressive about calling to an allin push if they have you covered.
AK is usually more effective when you are the one doing the pushing, not the calling. This holds true whether on the bubble or not and is actually MORE effective when on the bubble.. because THEY are more likely to fold and you pick up a few blinds.
Having said that, statistics dictate that a pocket pair has the advantage over your AK. And since poker is a game of skill, the information you have on the other player is also relevant. Are they simply pushing BECAUSE of the bubble? Or are they generally a tight player who most likely already has a pair in the hole?
While most players tend to play on the conservative side when on the bubble, and AK can be a very effective pre-flop hand for an aggressive player, there is NOTHING aggressive about calling to an allin push if they have you covered.