Ok, 4 people left in $5 sit n go on party, blind are 150, 300, i'm in small blind with 480 in chips, big blind has 125 left after blind, and player left of big blind folds. i have 99 and dealer raises, which putts me all in. I call, big blind smartly folds, and he turns over A9o. Needless to say he gets an ace on the flop, and i'm out.
My question is this. Should I have laid down the nines and waited until the next hand because the player in the big blind wouldn't have been able to cover the small blind, so if I laid down the hand, and waited to see if he'd get eliminated in the next hand and i'd at least make it to the money?? All comments are welcome
In my opinion you played the hand fine. Even though you were close to the money, you were shortstacked and had to make a move. Just my 2 cents.
tough one I had a similar hand a while back but my hand wasn't as good just was forced to go all-in and knew it before I got my cards.
Was 4 people left I was low stack and in the BB and the chip leader first to act raises than the guy in 3rd goes all-in and the SB calls before I have to make my move and also since he was short stacked as well it wasn't a big raise over the chip leaders first raise anyway and because of that there probably going to call as well.
I folded guy got put out finishing in 4th and putting me in 3rd.
Your talking about the next hand the guy in the BB would go out if he didn't hit, well actually he probably would have played that hand if you didn't go all-in. Kind of like my hand the SB would have forced me all in next hand as well but I would have went all-in that hand if the guy in 3rd spot didn't go all-in with a caller...etc
Tough call but I would probably fold and take 3rd (if he gets put out of course), your still short stacked if you double up so your still not going to be in great position if you win that hand.
Others may have played it differently I don't know but I would have folded and increased my chances at the money.
You had to call that.... a chance to double up too! Plus, you were a huge favorite pre-flop... so dont feel bad.
Can't say that I disagree. If the stakes were higher, for example your a couple spots from the money in a big multi, I would probably take the same approach.
