Re: [ba-poker] Play or Fold???

["Stephen H. Landrum" <slandrum(deleted the rest)>]

At 08:21 PM 11/28/2004, Nick Farrah wrote:
> You make the call . . .
>
> I was playing in the Oaks limit hold 'em tournament today.  There are six 
> of us left at the final table.  Sixth place pays $750; fifth place pays 
> $940 . . . on up to $5000 for first.
>
> Blinds are $1000/$2000; limits are $2000/$4000.
>
> I'm in the SB with $1000 already in the pot for my blind and one more 
> $1000 chip in front of me.
>
> UTG goes all in with $2000, i.e., he has the same amount of chips as I do 
> and would have had to go all in either this hand or the next.  There's one 
> other caller in late position.
>
> I have pocket jacks.
>
> If you were in this position, would you call or fold and hope to lock up 
> 5th place by doing so?

I would call in a flash.

The only case where I would consider folding here would be if all the 
places from 1st to 5th paid the same (i.e. you were in a super satellite on 
the bubble for the real money).

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Stephen H. Landrum <slandrum(deleted the rest)>