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Races - When and when?
In an mtt where and when should you or should you not take races?
The hand below is from last nights Prem match and it was about midway through. I was sitting around 80th out of 300 and the double up would have taken me to around top 10. I was very confident the guy had a medium pair but my read (although was pleased to put him on the exact hand he had) and the hand itself is a little irrelevant here because it's more of a general question regarding races. Assuming this hand is played face up should I call his shove?
My reasoning for calling was if your going to finish high in the money you need to go for these opportunities. Is that the correct line of thought?
In an MTT when should you not take a race?
The hand below is from last nights Prem match and it was about midway through. I was sitting around 80th out of 300 and the double up would have taken me to around top 10. I was very confident the guy had a medium pair but my read (although was pleased to put him on the exact hand he had) and the hand itself is a little irrelevant here because it's more of a general question regarding races. Assuming this hand is played face up should I call his shove?
My reasoning for calling was if your going to finish high in the money you need to go for these opportunities. Is that the correct line of thought?
In an MTT when should you not take a race?
| Player | Action | Cards | Amount | Pot | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xxxxxxxx | Small blind | 200.00 | 200.00 | 7170.00 | |
| . | Big blind | 400.00 | 600.00 | 12475.00 | |
| Your hole cards |
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| jdsallstar | Raise | 800.00 | 1400.00 | 6050.00 | |
| . | Fold | ||||
| . | Fold | ||||
| . | Fold | ||||
| xxxxxx | All-in | 7170.00 | 8570.00 | 0.00 | |
| . | Fold | ||||
| jdsallstar | All-in | 6050.00 | 14620.00 | 0.00 | |
| xxxxxx | Unmatched bet | 520.00 | 14100.00 | 520.00 | |
| xxxxxxx | Show |
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| jdsallstar | Show |
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| Flop | |||||
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| Turn | |||||
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| River | |||||
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| xxxxxxx | Win | Two Pairs, 7s and 6s | 14100.00 | 14620.00 | |