Pot Odds or survival in a tourney?
We spend a lot of time discussing the proper move based on your pot odds. We also spend a lot of time discussing the survival aspects of a tourney or SNG.
In a cash game every decision is basically a pot odds decision. But in a tourney it is more complex. My question is very simple. If you are being given the proper pot odds to make a call, but it will push you all in do you make the call?
Example:
You are in a typical Poker Stars SNG.
You have 800 in chips left after playing the hand through to the turn. (basically you are struggling).
There is 2700 in the pot and your opponent bets 800 into you. you have 4 to the nut flush. Lets say you played AK suited didn't pair and worked your way into this position (all hypothetical, it was a big family pot to get the #'s here).
You have the proper pot odds to peel one off and try to hit the flush. You hit and you have a great stack, you lose and you are gone. Knowing that you will be eliminated from 37 tourneys and have a nice stack in 9 tourneys do you make the call?
Also, how does the fact that winning the 9 times does not guarantee you will win the tourney affect your decision?
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