MattyMoo wrote:In the first pot it's early on so I'd probably fold and wait for a better spot down the track when things have settled down a little. Putting 10K of chips in front of some of these people makes it difficult as most haven't had that many in front of them before.
So we're too scared to move all in here against players who will call down light? Wooo If I was positive the range was very wide of villain I am salivating at the idea of getting it in here. There really is no better pre flop spot to get our chips in, against an ATC range you have 82% equity in the hand.
But because there was a five bet jam you can effectively say there is one of three hands he is holding this early on, hence the difference.
Whether it's early or late really makes no difference to me whether I get the chips in; as long as I do so in good spots. When I am playing seriously and grinding volume I am quite often playing up to 10 tournaments seriously, so I will generally OVERPLAY QQ+ on micro tourneys early on as most people will stack off in these situations and it means an early double up.
I hate checking any flop where I am the preflop aggressor, it really limits my chances to win the hand and puts you in some very difficult positions. I will only rarely check when I am ready to give up on the hand on the flop (NOTE: as the pf aggressor), or get to the turn as cheaply as possible.
In most cases though, and it fields like 888PL, a cbet will generally allow you to win the pot (when you have missed the board, or your hand becomes marginal) then and there almost 75% of the time.
