Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Obligatory folds

My stack went up and down like a yoyo in last night's tournament. I was Caboose Boy for a while, then I won a big pot, but later I was Caboose Boy again. For all that, I didn't miss the money by much. One reason I lasted as long as I did was that I recognized the spots where I was obligated to fold, and folded accordingly. In a tournament, the classic obligatory fold is when an opponent who has you covered bets big enough to put you all in if you call, and the board supports a better hand than yours. You know that probably close to 25% of the time, your opponent is bluffing, but you can't risk your tournament life on a hero call. 

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000  26000       6      60   15    18        0

delta: $-200,000
MTT NLHE balance: $33,310,768
2021 balance: $9,889,000
blue distance: $1,098,000
balance: $87,554,453

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