tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post6696640803181842794..comments2024-03-05T08:25:01.029-05:00Comments on Poker Grump: Calling all-in first hand with AKRakewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-7333542472227355432011-10-21T12:44:34.782-04:002011-10-21T12:44:34.782-04:00Flip it around - YOU'RE dealt a premium hand o...Flip it around - YOU'RE dealt a premium hand on the first hand. Do you open-shove hoping that people around you will call light (assuming you're the Dude Who Open Shoves Everything)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-6284277630643718902011-10-21T12:37:27.736-04:002011-10-21T12:37:27.736-04:00Thanks for doing the mathmatics on the issue. It d...Thanks for doing the mathmatics on the issue. It does prove that making the call is the right thing to do mathmatically but like Cardgirl and Arnie suggest in comments that skill level plays into in a large way. Sure the reward is a quick double up but the risk is that you are out and that is not in my mind the right thing to do unless like Arnie says you are over matched skill wise. I know thats not true.TerryinVictorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-92151155636333512022011-10-21T11:30:40.132-04:002011-10-21T11:30:40.132-04:00Cash game to tournament play adjustment.Cash game to tournament play adjustment.hfrog355https://www.blogger.com/profile/07693280860696461311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-19566272126274299302011-10-21T06:25:02.187-04:002011-10-21T06:25:02.187-04:00Mathematically this may be correct, but that doesn...Mathematically this may be correct, but that doesn't factor in your edge over lesser skilled players. If you believe your edge is higher than the 65% offered by the AK, then it's a fold. If you don't, then call.arniejokinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13227900092409791124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-81013944845564308282011-10-20T23:31:53.114-04:002011-10-20T23:31:53.114-04:00I think an ICM analysis suggests that early in the...I think an ICM analysis suggests that early in the tournament is not the best time to do this, especially if you believe you have a skill edge. (I seem to remember Moshman dealing with this. But I may be remembering completely wrong.)NT (aka Cardgrrl)http://www.somebeaut.com/noreply@blogger.com