Re: Call or fold?
You have to win situations like this to go deep in tournaments, and the right
play is to call if you feel you were a coin flip with 2:1...imho
On Oct 30 2005 3:20 PM, Ron Dworkin wrote:
> Calling is definitely harder, no doubt. But if you figure you are a
> coinflip getting 2:1 on a huge pot, probably making you the chip leader
> at this point...
>
> If you fold you still have about 10K and are still in decent shape
> (although not great shape, depending on what the ante is your M is
> between 5-8 if you fold), which is obviously what makes it tough - but
> you have to like your chances with that huge stack.
>
> Getting the price you are, I don't see folding here as a good option
> (unless you have a read for a strong hand, which it seems you do not.).
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