Stop and Go Betting
I think that one under-utilized strategy is stop
and go betting. What this refers to is if you have
a short stack in a tournament and it is raised to
you simply call instead of going all in. Then plan
on going all in whatever the flop is. This works especially
well if you are the first to act after the flop, i.e.
one of the blinds.
The reason that I advocate using this strategy at
times is that you may be able to win a few extra hands
by inducing a fold where you would have otherwise
been called. For instance, if it is raised to you
preflop, and you go all in for less than a pot sized
bet, you are almost sure to be called. This ensures
that all five cards will come out giving your opponent
the best chance to beat you. If you are the short
stack then surviving is key, therefore you want to
maximize your chances of getting your opponent to
lay down a hand and winning the pot uncontested.
If your opponent doesn't have a pocket pair, there
is an approximately 60% chance that the flop will
miss him. So if you fire a bet at him, even a small
bet, with all your remaining chips there is a good
chance that he will fold and not try to catch the
two more cards that might kill you. And if he does
call you would be no worse off than if you went all
in preflop, i.e. you're seeing all five cards and
whomever has the best hand at the end will take it
down.
The basic point is that you should always be looking
for more ways to win than to just shove your chips
in the center and let the cards fall where they will.
Unless you have an excellent hand it is almost always
best to win without a showdown, because even AK has
a 33% chance of getting knocked off by a lousy 7-2
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