With the brief details you proved- I would likely call on the majority of occasions, and fold a small percentage of the time. Probably around 90-10 or so.
Here is your post:-
Having just reread it again there's a lot to pick up on that I missed first time round,
nuances you could say...
So, although I noticed and understood more about the post the second time around- the aforementioned 'pertinent info' is still lacking when it comes to reviewing a Hand History, providing a reply as to how we might play the spot and/or offer feedback on your desicions.
Once upon a time, I probably would have at this point attempted to list
all the different fields/variables possible (to exhaustion) in attempt to demonstrate how
surprisingly-
many factors there are in any given poker hand.
It is
astute to be aware of and understand at least some of the implications. If not
imperative!
So rather than giving in to my automatic impulse to be a smartarse* jerk**, I'll offer the most vital information missing and some convenient ways to post/share a Hand History (HH) instead.
Stack sizes.
You do mention later in the post that you'd been the CL (chip leader yes?
) so we can somewhat safely presume you had the villian covered, but we have no idea
by how much or how many big blinds we'd be left with if we call and lost. In NLHE effective stack size is crucial all the time, but especially so when facing an all-in or shoving ourselves.
So that's what I'd suggest is the most important detail absent.
Some quick and easy ways to capture & share a HH or spot are...
1.) Take a screenshot. You can do this when facing a decision (i.e. before you fold/call so readers can see the exact scenario you were facing) and at the end of the hand, or even
both so you can post the spot first and wait until after people have responded before revealing the outcome. People seem to enjoy posts like that, I know I do!
If you want really detailed feedback it can be worth screenshotting the game lobby too.
2.) Click and copy the link that most (if not all) the poker platforms have for retrieving/referencing a hand. (Off the top of my head it's usually an icon with three connected dots but I'd need to double check that)
3.) Highlight and copy the text data of the hand from start to finish via the chat window. You can then post/share it that basic form, or (even better) then use
this...
Use the CardsChat Hand Converter/Replayer to analyze your tournament hands!
This concludes our meander into the surrealist world of Hand Histories.
With regards to you happening to lose a few preflop all-ins (in a row) when ahead and dropping from CL to bubble boy- I wouldn't sweat it too much or overthink it. Just happens sometimes.
If you're consistently getting it all-in QQ vs 1010 you have very little to worry about in the long run. You might lose three in a row sometimes, but you will be raking in huge pots ~80%+ of the time when you've run the spot enough times!
