When playing a Holdem Tournament with a rising blind should you fold or all in? Sometimes there are hands that are so dominating that no matter what happens they will always win. The dream hands are the big pocket pairs and the suited connectors. However it is quite possible that even when these hands get heavy action they might still not win.
The question is, when you should be folding and not folding. Well that is a simple question with only one answer. What is your risk/reward ratio with the hand you are playing. When you are playing a hand that needs a lot of help and then you potentially go all in to double up then you are playingiresimal risk/reward ratio.
So let’s say you have a flush draw. Standard unraised blinds are $0.50 to $1.00, so you have a $20.00 outs for a flush draw. You are the only player in the hand and everyone else has folded so your pot odds are SILLY. Should you call? I’ll give you a hint, it’s a NO! You are risking $20.00 to win $21.00. Normally you would fold that hand. However, since you are the only player in the hand you have the possibility to win both your money and the blinds, therefore you may want to play.
Now let’s say you have a set of 4 and 5 offsuit. Normally you would fold these hands for a ANYagueness, however, you are trapping your opponent. If you hit your set when someone has a hand, you will have control over the betting that needs to occur. You may even win the hand when you hit a C&F.
Call is the play most players make. When you call you are playing as weak a hand as you can. You need chips to stay in the tournament. Blinds are so low in comparison to your chips that it is worth it to call. If you hit, then you will be all in with about any hand.
However, if you do not hit your set, you need to FOLD. Even though you have underdogs in the hand, you are not nearly confident enough with your hand to call. You need to take some risk and hope your set is good. If it is not, fold and get out of the hand. Playing suited cards is about playing in position. If you have position on your opponents then you can steal a lot of blinds, but if you do not, then you need to pick your spots.
Playing suited cards in position is about reading your opponents. If you can accurately read what hands your opponents like to call raises with, and the hands they do not want to see a flop with, you can take advantage of this and win the blinds. Notice, I said win the blinds. Not raise. Protect your blind. If you think your opponent is pushing you around, fold.
Remember, your goal is to build a big stack. To do this, you have to take your opponent’s chips, and win their blinds. Protecting your blind is an important aspect of playing suited cards. When you can take away a large part of an opponents stack without risking your own position, you have control over the domino88.