I'm in Seattle on the second layover of my return trip from Detroit to Honolulu. Fortunately, long plane rides bring on a level of boredom where I'm able to run lengthy equity calculations because I have nothing better to do.
So I decided to try to answer a question left over from this morning's post about the Blogger Big Game: How much equity does emptyman gain from calling a reraise with 88 and calling a flop shove on any lowcard flop compared to simply pushing all-in preflop?
The answer: Very little, if any.
He's at a distinct disadvantage against my tight 3-betting raising range, although he gains value if I'm raising with a wider range.
Even against wider raising standards, there's little discernible difference in equity for emptyman between playing his hand the way he did and simply taking the coinflip preflop.
That said, he wasn't wrong to play 88 this way. While he doesn't gain value from his play, he does increase his chances of survival if he's willing to fold on any flop with an Ace, King or Queen. If the flop came with high cards, he would have lost only the 13,000 he invested preflop instead of his whole stack.
Emptyman's equity won't increase by waiting to see a flop, but he minimizes the chance of busting.
In cash games, value is king because the chance of losing your stack is irrelevant as long as you're making the correct play. MTTs are more about managing risk. Emptyman did well to plan his moves in advance and give himself an opportunity to get away from many hands that dominate him.
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I think he played that hand better than a lot of people do. Instead of potentially letting you see all five cards he waited to 3/1 fav on flop to commit sticking with his guess at your hand. Its MTTs man, not LHE, mongo no likey math!
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