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Originally Posted by Xylocain
Has someone mentioned the bank roll requirements to take a 51:49 flip 600 BB deep? There is no way a 30 BI bank roll could sustain the variance of that game. (I think).
Unless you have unlimited recourses I think passing up that edge would not be a significant error and may even be correct.
You are simply talking about playing outside your comfort zone.
Example:
You are playing live heads up. Villain open pushes, and flips over his cards - AQ (villain is Grimstarr). You peek at your cards - 55. So you know 100% that you are a favorite to win the hand, but only marginally so.
Now, I think that any self-respecting poker player should consider calling this - as long as the amount in question is something you can afford to lose. Note that I am not talking about BBs, but dollar amount. I think many people who usually play 5nl, but dont live in a third world country, feel that they can afford to lose $30 here.
However, if we were 600bb deep, and if I felt that I had a solid edge over villain postflop, and if the buyin was capped at 100bb, and if the dollar sum was significant to me, I would fold without thinking much about it - because if I lose this coinflip, it would be very difficult for me to get back in such a potentially very profitable situation. Calling is +EV, but folding is more +EV.
If it was uncapped, and my pockets were deep - snapcall.
And of course, if it was 100bb it would be an easy call every time as well.