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[Eskimo]

I was recently playing NL HE tourny and it got down to heads-up with a friend of mine (1st place was 60$, 2nd was 10$). We were about even with 30$ in chips when this hand came up... Blinds at .25/.50Im on the button with A4 and raise it to 2$ (I had been raising almost every hand on the button and raising again on the flop). My friend, who is a tight/aggressive player who occasionally bluffs, calls the 2$. Flop is A 6 8 rainbow. He checks, and I raise 2$. He moves all-in.What would you do?

[akishore]

you need much more information than that. heads-up is much more about playing the player, so if he only moves all-in with top pair or better, it's an easy fold, but if he suffers from Opposite Man syndrom heads-up (slowplays his big hands and bluffs trash too often), this is an easy call if his all-ins are always bluffs.in general, though, this is an easy fold. he's representing the ace, and any ace will either beat you or tie you by the river unless you spike a 4.aseem

[Vade]

FoldIn heads up you don't want to be calling overcalls of the pot.Remember, you want him to make the decision for all his chips

[jack24bauer24]

This is one of the easiest folds posted on the site, you have no kicker and will have 26 dollars left against him with 34 dollars.And you are thinking about calling?

[creepy20]

this is such an easy fold...why risk everything you have on something your not quite sure on. The blinds aren't killing you and you can play some real heads up for a long time with those blinds so there is no point in calling here. Just release the hand...there will be a better spot..and as one poster said.." you want to be putting him to a decision for all of his chips... "

[Erudis]

without the benefit of a good read (ie, you didn't put him on a hand preflop or on the flop) then you have to fold. with his all-in you now have to assume he was calling you with an ace (and nearly any ace beats yours). so just fold. you're heads up and you can win it right back (or win the whole thing) on the next hand.

[holman3rd]

Eskimo said:

I was recently playing NL HE tourny and it got down to heads-up with a friend of mine (1st place was 60$, 2nd was 10$). We were about even with 30$ in chips when this hand came up... Blinds at .25/.50Im on the button with A4 and raise it to 2$ (I had been raising almost every hand on the button and raising again on the flop). My friend, who is a tight/aggressive player who occasionally bluffs, calls the 2$. Flop is A 6 8 rainbow. He checks, and I raise 2$. He moves all-in.What would you do?

A TAG check-raises the preflop raiser all-in....easy fold.

[MasterLJ]

Seriously, I think calling an all-in with TPTK is a mistake in heads-up (although it's situationally ok). Fold'em!

[Vade]

MasterLJ said:

Seriously, I think calling an all-in with TPTK is a mistake in heads-up (although it's situationally ok). Fold'em!

Actually, it's true more then you think.I remember losing 150 dollars by taking 2nd in a tournament with AK when A-5-8 flopped, and my opponent moved all in with A-8Since I was the aggressor, I figured maybe he has A-J or somethingYou never want to call a large amount of chips with a hand that is vulnerable, even TPTK

[MasterLJ]

Vade said:

MasterLJ said:

Seriously, I think calling an all-in with TPTK is a mistake in heads-up (although it's situationally ok).  Fold'em!

Actually, it's true more then you think.I remember losing 150 dollars by taking 2nd in a tournament with AK when A-5-8 flopped, and my opponent moved all in with A-8Since I was the aggressor, I figured maybe he has A-J or somethingYou never want to call a large amount of chips with a hand that is vulnerable, even TPTK

I am currently playing exclusively Heads up SNGs and tournaments and I will just quote this for emphasis.Not to sound like my poo don't stink, but I'm better than 90% of the people I play. I can let it go and out play them later. Two-pair is the minimum I will call an all-in (on the flop), except when I've spotted a huge bluff.

[holman3rd]

MasterLJ said:

Not to sound like my poo don't stink, but I'm better than 90% of the people I play.  I can let it go and out play them later.  Two-pair is the minimum I will call an all-in (on the flop),  except when I've spotted a huge bluff.

That doesn't really tell us anything. Me personally...I'm better than 100% of my opponents at some tables, and 0% at others.