Final table, 7 players, chip leader has you by a few thousand, 5 are short stacked. On the button you are dealt "A/A", the 5 five short stacks all limp.

If I do raise, it is a high probability all five short stacks will call and be "all-in", if I do not win this hand the winner will be in a striking position.

What I did:

I raised and got five all-ins.

My question:

Would roll the dice and raise?

or

Would you handle it a different way?

I will post the outcome later.

ru seriious?

wtf are u afraid of. Just put in a giant raise or shove.

Also hand histories are nice when discussing hands.

This is live play, No hand history, payout is irrelevant as I am more interested in others experience in the same situation.

PS you cannot intimidate short stacks with a big raise, well at least you cannot intimidate me.

You said the shortstacks are likely to go all-in on a raise; which implies they'd come over the top of your raise by going all in. Did you consider raising enough to put the largest one of them all-in, or is that what you did?

PS - I don't think payout is ever irrelevant, as that's the only reason I enter a tournament.

LOL @ payouts being irrelevant. It's the one thing that will determine your play here when you hold AA. Wow.

Say it with me. It sounds so nice.

Is this a satty?

If not - get your fkn chips in the middle - wtf are you waiting for - stack sizes would be relevant as well (how short are they rly)

EDIT:
If these "short stacks" are limping, I say fold and find a better spot*, since these guys are obv. terrible limping in w/ like 5 bbs I presume

EDIT:

If this is not a satty it doesn't matter what the stack sizes are - who the fkn ppl are - if they'll call or not - if you have all the shorties covered - PUT YOUR FKNG CHIPS IN THE FKN MIDDLE AND QUIT PLAYING POKER LIKE A LITTLE PUSSY

i would fold. AA is only 1 pair. they could get 2 pr, 3 of a kind, straight.

( ) 5 limpers moved allin

( ) I'd consider over limping with AA

( ) I give a shit about the outcome

(x) Results oriented much

 

Originally Posted by TheVillageGrinder

 

Originally Posted by paidchex

One question, how the fuck do you know that each of these short stack limpers is going to call off all there money at the same time? The fifth short stack to call all-in should have been taken out back and shot for being so stupid.

Not really. The fifth person should be calling with just about atc.

i got to hugely disagree, if payouts of 3-7 are identical, then get it in. He's trying to survive a 6 way all-in where he may end up with 7th place money. IMO he should def. step aside and let a couple of people get busted which is happening 100% of the time.

 

Originally Posted by paidchex

 

Originally Posted by TheVillageGrinder

 

Originally Posted by paidchex

One question, how the fuck do you know that each of these short stack limpers is going to call off all there money at the same time? The fifth short stack to call all-in should have been taken out back and shot for being so stupid.

Not really. The fifth person should be calling with just about atc.

i got to hugely disagree, if payouts of 3-7 are identical, then get it in. He's trying to survive a 6 way all-in where he may end up with 7th place money. IMO he should def. step aside and let a couple of people get busted which is happening 100% of the time.

Well, it also depends. You have 5 shortstacks. If the last guy calling has all of the other shortys covered, then he should be calling and gambling. If, however, last shorty to act is truely the shortest stack (so it's win or get 7th), and he's got a chance to move up to 3rd or 4th by folding and letting the hand play out, if the money is worth it, then you definitely fold.

As far as AA, if the tournament is set up to win, then you definitely play. Sure, it's a gamble, but your odds of winning are much better than anyone elses. However, if 1st-5th get the same prize, and 6/7 get nothing, then that's a spot i might limp.

 

Originally Posted by paidchex

 

Originally Posted by TheVillageGrinder

 

Originally Posted by paidchex

One question, how the fuck do you know that each of these short stack limpers is going to call off all there money at the same time? The fifth short stack to call all-in should have been taken out back and shot for being so stupid.

Not really. The fifth person should be calling with just about atc.

i got to hugely disagree, if payouts of 3-7 are identical, then get it in. He's trying to survive a 6 way all-in where he may end up with 7th place money. IMO he should def. step aside and let a couple of people get busted which is happening 100% of the time.

Meh, this is where the actual chip counts/payout structure come into play here. I guess if he's one of the larger short stacks, he can fold. But its still kinda gay.

I'd rather try to amass a stack that I could win the thing with than try and move up from 7th to 5th or w/e. But I guess if he felt that way he wouldn't have been limping off a decent chunk of his remaining stack. If the last limper had any kind of hand, he should have iso shoved on the short stacks and taken his chances.

awww in

lol @ how bad these players are.

Just shove and be happy.

 

Originally Posted by JonesZ

Only top 3 get paid.

Other five players have 3X+, and 4X BB, player sitting to my right is 4X.

I win its heads up, I am the chip leader, other player wins s/he will be 3rd chipstack.

wait....is this a SNG? If only 3 people get paid, there can't be more than 10-20 players in the thing? Not to mention the stack sizes...

You said there was five short stacks. YOU ARE AL SHORT STACKS. The difference between 3 and 4 big blinds as your stack is negligible

Also, calling this a "final table" seems to be misleading without giving us all the facts up front.

Regardless, you ship your AA here and pray to hold.