Quote Originally Posted by drmcboy
see a flop?
Not a bad idea, but I am 99% sure this villain will see my limp (or small raise) and scream "FREE MONEY!" as he shoves all his chips in with any 2 cards.

Quote Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer
Quote Originally Posted by KoRnholio
The goal is to win the most money in the long run, not to just win tournaments.
5 out of 6 times you'll double up your chips in this situation. How is that not making money in the long run?
Because doubling your money "5 out of 6 times" might not be a high enough reward (ie, a better chance at first place money) in this spot when it means finishing 4th 1 in 6 times.

Let's say the stack sizes were more extreme, say 55k for the villain in the BB, 5k for us and 500 for each shorty. With the same prize payouts, would you still choose to gamble unnecessarily when your choices are to basically to:

A) Finish 4th 1 in 5 times and be outchipped 5:1 going into a heads up battle if you survive.

or B) Be guaranteed 2nd place money, and go into the heads up battle outchipped 10:1?

I would hope not. Unless you don't like money. My point is, there are situations where you should choose sure survival to make the most money in the long run. My original post may or may not be one of these spots, hence the debate.