Against a passive player, who is less likely to bet for value, a raiseworks less often, because she is usually in the mode of checking and calling. In terms of percent, this means the chance for AA is 0? However, these are subject to frequent changes. Everyone folds to the big blind, who goes all-in with his $19,000. Once you forgo the initial continuation bet, there's no need to do more than call. If you play it correctly, you're going to rake your share of VERY large pots. They can supplement their bankroll on payday, and as long as their losses do not exceed their discretionary income, they don't need to concern themselves with having an adequate bankroll.
You may get questionsfrom other players. One nice thing about putting largechunks of your bankroll on the line isthat it keeps your attention from wandering. If you divide that equally among the remaining eight players, the par value is In other words, if a player has precisely $12,500 at this stage of the tournament, he is average by definition. Answer: In early position, you have to let this hand go. That makes a grand total of $24,550, and it costs Player B another $6,000 to call, so the pot is offering him a shade better than 4-to-l. Because of the number of cards in each player's hand, along with the number of players that tend to be in each hand, the likelihood of a threesuited board having completed a flush, or a pair on the board making trips for someone, is far greater than in Hold'em.