Interesting Big Stack Decisions In Turbo Satellite Sng

[Bubba83 0]

6th gets $14.8 Players remain, final table. I've just doubled through someone with AK vs KJ. Blinds rise every 3 minutes. I am the chip leader by a small amount.Table 2 - 250/500 - No Limit Hold'em - 4:05:08 ET - 2007/08/04 Seat 1: wendyholic (515) Seat 2: JakeStr8 (4,160) Seat 3: justint555 (1,795) Seat 4: Zauberhand64 (1,575) Seat 5: guittarrzan (2,930) Seat 6: Bubba83 (6,785)Seat 7: GrizzKid (3,100) Seat 9: shawnb85 (6,140) guittarrzan posts the small blind of 250Bubba83 posts the big blind of 500The button is in seat #4Hero is dealt: 5 5 6 folds. SB moves all-in for 2,930. Hero ???After I get some responses on this hand, I'll post the one that happened next, because if I post the other one now, it gives away what I did in this one.

[simo_8ball 0]

Instafold. As the chip leader you shouldn't call off half your stack with a small pair given relatively poor pot odds.Change 55 to JJ and it's a closer decision.

[staggo 0]

Why would you consider calling?

[Bubba83 0]

Okay, so maybe that decision wasn't a big deal, yes, I folded, and actually the SB showed me AA. On to the next hand, infact, the VERY next hand.Table 2 - 250/500 - No Limit Hold'em - 4:05:36 ET - 2007/08/04Seat 1: wendyholic (515) Seat 2: JakeStr8 (4,160) Seat 3: justint555 (1,795) Seat 4: Zauberhand64 (1,575) Seat 5: guittarrzan (3,430) Seat 6: Bubba83 (6,285)Seat 7: GrizzKid (3,100) Seat 9: shawnb85 (6,140) Bubba83 posts the small blind of 250GrizzKid posts the big blind of 500The button is in seat #5Hero is dealt: T T 1 fold. UTG+1 moves all-in for 515 total. 1 fold. Hijack re-shoves for 1,795 total. 2 folds. Hero ???

[AAsnake88 0]

Fold both. There are so many poor players in these that 5k at the final table is usally enough to just ride out to the final 5. If I'm putting money in the pot, I'm pushing it in, not calling.

[Skittles 0]

Seat 3: justint555 (1,795) Seat 4: Zauberhand64 (1,575)

I call because it's likely ZeeJustin is dumping chips to one of his accounts.

[hank213 1,823]

Since the top 5 spots all get paid the same (at least that's how I read it) there is no need to "go for the win." Meaning there is no real need to go all-in or call for most of your stack in marginal situations. It seems that the strategy here should be to grind it out, let the desperate players bust out, and squeak into the top 5 (or 6th if you'd rather have the 14 cash).