Artbart805
Legend
Bronze Level
OK,,
Live tournament,158 players with the $100 buy in. 25000 chips 20min blind levels 10k guarantee
down to final table, 8 players left.
card dead for 2 levels, floor level calls last hand, do to closing time. (warnings were given earlier , about time))
sitting at about 400k chips.
sitting utg 3 ,high jack,, 8 players,
hero: AK o dealt, last hand, blinds 40k 40k -20k. avg stack sizes 490k
checks around, ,, more chips more money,
i decide, no one will risk large portion of stack this late, last hand.
i push all in, - cut off , button folds, small blind folds,
villain bb calls with about 370k
i think,,,,oops!!!!!!!
shows a3s
runs out, i win nearly doubling up to second place.
as they work out pay outs, i head to wash room and run into the bb player at the cashier, he was getting his 400 dollar pay out for 8th
ask me how much i was getting so i said about 1700,
he said, he made the biggest mistake of his poker life, not realizing the icm valve of his chips.
the call cost him about $300 . icm valve - payout
i took the risk thinking everyone would fold due to icm payouts, why risk the call and risk the 300.
i was wrong, in my assumptions, about skill level of opponent, , he was wrong for not understanding ICM and his risk being taken with a junk hand.
turns out each chip was worth ..0019 cents x 900,000 = happy payout...
moral of this story,
ICM matters
just because they make the final table, doesn't mean they are using your logic!
Live tournament,158 players with the $100 buy in. 25000 chips 20min blind levels 10k guarantee
down to final table, 8 players left.
card dead for 2 levels, floor level calls last hand, do to closing time. (warnings were given earlier , about time))
sitting at about 400k chips.
sitting utg 3 ,high jack,, 8 players,
hero: AK o dealt, last hand, blinds 40k 40k -20k. avg stack sizes 490k
checks around, ,, more chips more money,
i decide, no one will risk large portion of stack this late, last hand.
i push all in, - cut off , button folds, small blind folds,
villain bb calls with about 370k
i think,,,,oops!!!!!!!
shows a3s
runs out, i win nearly doubling up to second place.
as they work out pay outs, i head to wash room and run into the bb player at the cashier, he was getting his 400 dollar pay out for 8th
ask me how much i was getting so i said about 1700,
he said, he made the biggest mistake of his poker life, not realizing the icm valve of his chips.
the call cost him about $300 . icm valve - payout
i took the risk thinking everyone would fold due to icm payouts, why risk the call and risk the 300.
i was wrong, in my assumptions, about skill level of opponent, , he was wrong for not understanding ICM and his risk being taken with a junk hand.
turns out each chip was worth ..0019 cents x 900,000 = happy payout...
moral of this story,
ICM matters
just because they make the final table, doesn't mean they are using your logic!
