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09-13-2011 , 02:24 AM

walktheline

newbie

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 21

Poker Stars, $13.89 Buy-in (75/150 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

MP2: 2,335 (15.6 bb)
MP3: 2,863 (19.1 bb)
CO: 1,685 (11.2 bb)
BTN: 2,990 (19.9 bb)
SB: 6,710 (44.7 bb)
BB: 4,064 (27.1 bb)
UTG+1: 1,748 (11.7 bb)
Hero (UTG+2): 3,140 (20.9 bb)
MP1: 1,465 (9.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K

UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to 450, 6 folds, BB raises to 4,064 and is all-in, Hero calls 2,690 and is all-in

Flop: (6,355) 6

(2 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: (6,355) J

(2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: (6,355) 4

(2 players, 2 are all-in)

Spoiler:

Mr Collin Moshman says in his book we should avoid gambling if our stack is deep.How deep my stack should be if I have to avoid a call with AKs here?

09-13-2011 , 02:48 AM

deadstack

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 102

20 bigs in a slow structure isn't really deep, this is not gambling good call

09-13-2011 , 05:30 AM

dwiele

veteran

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,300

snap and happy about it

09-13-2011 , 06:25 AM

furo

deviation of equilibrium

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 29,639

yes
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does not matter how deep the stack is if the call is +EV unless you are Phil Ivey. if its close to break evenish with like 2-3x deeper stacksizes its a fold.

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