How would you play it?
When I was playing the live tournament the other day, this critical hand came up. Did I play this correctly?
We were down to 3 players. Blinds were 5,000 & 10,000. I was the big blind with the middle stack.
BSV = Big Stacked Villian
SSV = Small Stacked Villian
VJ = Our Hero
I'm in the big blind so 10,000 chips of mine are in the pot and I look down at pocket 4s, BSV is on the button and first to act. He pushes all in.
SSV is the small blind and he pushes all in right behind BSV
I was going to call the BSV, but both of them? Pocket 4's three handed is a pretty good hand, but I'd rather push with it than call with it. I figure they both have high cards, prolly both have an ace, but what if one of them has a higher pocket pair?
Plus if BSV takes out SSV we'll be heads up.
I fold the fours.
BSV has A-Q off
SSV has A-K off
Flop is 2-3-6 Fuuuuuuuuk
Turn is a 5, yep I would've had a straight.
River is a non card and SSV doubles up.
Should I have had the balls to make that call? I dunno. Obviously I would've won, but did I make the right move?
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Listen to me!
I AM GOING TO CASH IN THIS GAME.
So what if there are 3 professionals playing and one of them has 2.2 million bucks in winnings. Know what? He hasn't play against ME before.
Oh and if I take out one of the pros, you can be sure I'll be blogging about THAT. Did I say "if"? I meant WHEN.
Play smart.
Josie
We were down to 3 players. Blinds were 5,000 & 10,000. I was the big blind with the middle stack.
BSV = Big Stacked Villian
SSV = Small Stacked Villian
VJ = Our Hero
I'm in the big blind so 10,000 chips of mine are in the pot and I look down at pocket 4s, BSV is on the button and first to act. He pushes all in.
SSV is the small blind and he pushes all in right behind BSV
I was going to call the BSV, but both of them? Pocket 4's three handed is a pretty good hand, but I'd rather push with it than call with it. I figure they both have high cards, prolly both have an ace, but what if one of them has a higher pocket pair?
Plus if BSV takes out SSV we'll be heads up.
I fold the fours.
BSV has A-Q off
SSV has A-K off
Flop is 2-3-6 Fuuuuuuuuk
Turn is a 5, yep I would've had a straight.
River is a non card and SSV doubles up.
Should I have had the balls to make that call? I dunno. Obviously I would've won, but did I make the right move?
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Guess what? I used to have (9) followers but now I have (10). That's not the big news. The big news is this guy is from The United Kingdom....all the way across the pond. Very Josie is now International! Woot! Welcome to my little corner Johnny UK!
Of course I'm never satisfied for long. I'd really love a follower from Australia next! Love to hear them speak...any jackys out there? Do they even play poker in Australia? Come follow Very Josie, mate!
************************************************************************
Tonight I'll be playing the BBT5 Invitational on Full Tilt. It's at 7pm ET. Come on by, say hello and cheer me on. It should be very interesting. You can find it by finding me: veryjosie
Listen to me!
I AM GOING TO CASH IN THIS GAME.
So what if there are 3 professionals playing and one of them has 2.2 million bucks in winnings. Know what? He hasn't play against ME before.
Oh and if I take out one of the pros, you can be sure I'll be blogging about THAT. Did I say "if"? I meant WHEN.
Play smart.
Josie
Comments
I play pretty tight but personally I fold the 4-4 hand against 2 all ins. Even against the first all in you're just a slight favorite if he holds 2 cards over 4. And a major dog against any pocket pair. Against 2 of them it is possible they are playing similar cards like AK or AQ so that they take up some of each other's outs, but it's also possible you're up against a pocket pair. Considering the small stack pushed after the big stack you have to give him more credit for a hand in my opinion. Even if BSV pushed with 8-9 (very possible)and SSV called with AK or AQ, you are not a favorite to win the hand. In that situation where you are acting last, you better have a hand you are a clear favorite with. I agree with your fold. I'm sure Tom Dwan disagrees with me but then I want to move up a place for free in that situation. At worst BSV takes a decent hit and then you have a chance to double up on a later hand where you don't have to play against both villains.
Thanks for the good wishing...you'll be reading about it tomorrow.
@Coop - glad to hear you agree old man!
I agree with you that I'd take a flip against one player, but the second all-in is a sign of real strength. At best, you're gonna have to fade four overcards.
Good luck in the tourney! Heck, I almost feel sorry for those pros!
As for the fours, good fold. As said, with 2 all ins in front you are racing at best and while there is a chance that they may be holding an out in common it's not guaranteed and there may be a bigger pair out there in which case you are dominated. Can't go by hindsight to decide whether the play was good or not. Sucks that you could have taken a big lead there and gone heads up by the play was correct.
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Thanks Ducky. I'm ready for war.
Okay, I just got real comfy (took my bra off!) One hour till game time!
5 Bucks to keep your mouth shut. (jk)
You do have a fan from Australia!
I'm in Melbourne.
I've been following your blog for a couple of weeks now. Keep up the good work matey..
I woulda done the same thing with the pocket 4's. There's a big chance that one of'em had a higher pair considering they both went all-in. Not worth it IMO..
Cheers
Damo
(damo137 on FT)
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