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Unless you have a strong read on this player, Lotto Annihilator you should fold. If you call and lose you are crippled and may miss the money. This is not a good enough opportunity simply because of the equity you would gain by putting him out. He may be pushing with anything, but he certainly would with any pocket pair (which would put you a slight to big dog) or a better Ace or any 2 paint cards. At this point the blinds are not eating you up, let it go. There will be better opportunities, trust me on that.
Especially in this example, because you can probably steal the blinds on the next hand or 2 anyway, so why take the chance here? You would not believe how many players will take chances like this and blow getting into the money just because the pressure of the bubble has gotten too great. You are not going to win every tournament you play. But, once you learn to 'money' in absolutely as many as possible, no excuses, you will be a much better tournament player and will increase your bankroll accordingly.
Go on and say it again! I'm taking the White Sox at +105 tonight because there is a lot of value with the White Sox and that number. I think if I hear that "V" word again I will never use a word that begins with that letter ever again.What is Value anyway? Most will say that Value is that the line or odds offered on a given team are not a true reflection of a teams true chances of winning or losing in that particular situation. So if I understand that correctly than in our example of the White Sox at +105 and if it is considered value by taking the White Sox at +105 than the White Sox should really be favored by -115 instead of +105, Right? Now I say, according to who?
