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Originally Posted by JasonInDallas
no offense, but do you even play no limit?
having more chips than the other players is not an advantage in nl cash games
(I apologize in advance, my response here will effectively hi-jack the thread.)
Sir it is obvious you have been on this forum and playing poker for sometime now, but I absolutely have to disagree with you on this point. When a player has accumulated a 3:1 or 4:1 "chip lead" on the next largest stack, then that player can absolutely run over either individual players or the entire table.
Now YOU might not be intimidated by stack sizes at your table stakes due to the edge you believe you have in skill, but if all skill sets were equal, then stack-sizes, will greatly influence how the game is played.
example: (Note: I believe actuall $$ amounts are not relevant for this example.) you are playing a full table, all your opponents are as good as you in your opinion. You have THE short stack and you end-up heads-up pre-flop with a player who has you covered 5:1.
You (MP) raised 5BB (A
A
) and he called (OTB) (what is his calling range now?).
flop: 7
-8
-T
You make a Pot sized bet he raises 3x your bet. If you call, the pot will have your remaining stack covered 1.5:1, effectively pot-committing you.
Do you call?
If the starting stacks were reversed does that change how you play your hand? Does that change how many people call your initial raise? Do you think that would change how your oppenent(s) might have played vs You on this hand?
I believe your comments apply to you and how you feel when you sit at a table, but would not necessarily apply to all players at a table