andronicus37m asked:
This is a question about Texas Hold’em Poker. Ten-handed table with blinds 200/100 and 25 antes. I was in the big blind with 10-10. Everyone folds to the button, who raises 800. The small blind calls. I figure the button is probably trying to steal, so I call too. There is now 3050 in the pot. The flop comes down 3s-9c-4s. The small blind checks to me. Since I have a pair higher than the board, a backdoor spade flush, and I think the button might be bluffing, I bet out 1700 (a little more than half the pot). The button calls and the small blind bets about 9000 all-in, which is about half my remaining stack. So I’m getting 2-1 odds with a pair of tens facing an all-in bet with one person behind me. NOW — *I* think the obvious thing to do here is fold. However, my computer (yes, this was a computer game) says I should call, and I read some advice by a championship player about a very similar situation and he also recommended calling. Opinions? (Please be nice. *smile*)
Megan
This is a question about Texas Hold’em Poker. Ten-handed table with blinds 200/100 and 25 antes. I was in the big blind with 10-10. Everyone folds to the button, who raises 800. The small blind calls. I figure the button is probably trying to steal, so I call too. There is now 3050 in the pot. The flop comes down 3s-9c-4s. The small blind checks to me. Since I have a pair higher than the board, a backdoor spade flush, and I think the button might be bluffing, I bet out 1700 (a little more than half the pot). The button calls and the small blind bets about 9000 all-in, which is about half my remaining stack. So I’m getting 2-1 odds with a pair of tens facing an all-in bet with one person behind me. NOW — *I* think the obvious thing to do here is fold. However, my computer (yes, this was a computer game) says I should call, and I read some advice by a championship player about a very similar situation and he also recommended calling. Opinions? (Please be nice. *smile*)
Megan
