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Good time to try to win a coin flip? And if not when is?

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  1. bbtb bbtb is offline

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    May 23rd, 2006 (5/23/2006 5:56pm)

    Basically I put him on a lower PP. Ignoring wether or not that is a correct assment the real question is given the current chip stacks and blinds and everything is this a good time to flip a coin?

    pokerstars Game #5030205440: Tournament #25246960, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/05/23 - 17:46:30 (ET)
    Table '25246960 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
    Seat 1: cleverclive (235 in chips)
    Seat 2: FunkiMunki (4195 in chips)
    Seat 3: Hodor (2470 in chips)
    Seat 4: Bailey0007 (5405 in chips)
    Seat 5: boobit (3865 in chips)
    Seat 6: toastynuts (2750 in chips)
    Seat 7: rebuyman (1100 in chips)
    Seat 8: BBtB05 (2635 in chips)
    Seat 9: jjjafari (2315 in chips)
    cleverclive: posts small blind 50
    FunkiMunki: posts big blind 100
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to BBtB05 [Jd As]
    Hodor: folds
    Bailey0007: folds
    boobit: folds
    toastynuts: folds
    rebuyman: raises 1000 to 1100 and is all-in
    BBtB05: - ?
  2. Sin & Love Sin & Love is offline

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    May 23rd, 2006 (5/23/2006 6:12pm) in reply to bbtb

    I fold here. When I get AJ i want to be the aggressor. You have a solid stack 26 BB not a place where you need to be coinflipping that cost you half of your stack. With four to go after the push and the pusher just being shortstacked this is a sure coinflip. Too much risk in your position to be calling with AJ.
  3. bubba8 bubba8 is offline

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    May 24th, 2006 (5/24/2006 12:03pm) in reply to bbtb

    Agree with S & L, it's early in the game, plus players still to act that could have you in world of hurt. Easy muck.
  4. bubba8 bubba8 is offline

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    May 24th, 2006 (5/24/2006 12:36pm) in reply to bbtb

    Agree with S & L. Bad time. As for when is it a good time to race, when your stack is smaller in relation to the blinds, when there aren't people still to act, that may dominate my hand. For instance if you are the BB and the blinds are at 200-400 and his allin is mucked to you, easy call. Wait for a better spot.
  5. MetalGod MetalGod is offline

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    May 24th, 2006 (5/24/2006 4:36pm) in reply to bbtb

    Fold. If someone acting after you wakes up with a hand and re-raises, you're in trouble and by then you've committed almost half your stack to the hand and have to decide whether to put the rest in behind or not.
  6. Askesis_ Askesis_ is offline

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    May 24th, 2006 (5/24/2006 6:18pm) in reply to bbtb

    With this hand, you are usually 50/50, sometimes way behind.

    With the blinds and your stack, easy fold
     
  7. ThePhenom919 ThePhenom919 is offline

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    May 25th, 2006 (5/25/2006 8:04pm) in reply to bbtb

    Definate fold. 1. Because you will only be a favorite if your opponent was a complete donkey. 2. You still have 3 opponents behind you and you just can't assume they are weak
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    May 26th, 2006 (5/26/2006 1:16am) in reply to bbtb

    Too add to my initial post, and to directly answer your question, a good time to try ad win a flip is when you are 5-8 BB's. You rarely want to call knowing you are a coinflip. You want to PUSH with a coin flip, as you can win the pot either by a fold, by winning the flip, or sucking out to an overpair.
     
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