I didn't read it until now, and I only read through it quickly. It is a tournament discussion which doesn't necessarily translate well into a cash game situation.Originally Posted by Spanners
Off the top of my head.. these were the key points:
1. First hand of the tourney, it folds to the SB. The SB accidentilly exposes his hole cards of AKs. He pushes all-in. You are the BB with pocket queens. Should you call or fold?
2. The article implies that in order to win the tournament, you are going to have to double up 10 times. (1024 person tournament, 2^10=1024. Very simple.) Unfortunately, poker does not work like that.
3. After running some #'s that really didn't look like accurate calculations (the calculations were accurate, WHAT they were calculating looked very suspicious to say the least), the conclusion was that this was a clear call, something I may or may not agree with. In a cash game situation it's an easy call all day long.
4. Not only Did they recommend a call in this kind of situation as a slight favorite, but also as a slight dog, something I certainly do not agree with. I believe the line was 48.6%. So if you are more then a 48.6% favorite in an all-in situation, pot odds NOT included, you should call. I disagree, but I'm going to stop here.
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