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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAllison, with top pair, places a large, forcing Beth to fold. The river comes an Ace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allison loses 8 blinds. Chris triples up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By betting, Allison has lost 8 blinds and tripled Chris up. Let\u2019s play it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The flop comes Ten, Eight, Four, rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allison, with top pair, checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beth checks behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The turn comes a Two. The river comes an Ace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beth wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Allison loses 8 blinds. Chris is eliminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By checking, Allison has eliminated Chris. The only time Allison benefits from betting is when she can get Beth to call with a worse hand. If Beth folds, it never<\/em> <\/strong>benefits Allison. Even if Allison wins, she only wins the 24 blinds in the middle, and she was always going to win<\/strong><\/em> those 24 blinds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By checking, Allison has two chances of eliminating Chris; she could win, or Beth could win. Either way, Chris is eliminated and both Allison and Beth move up the ladder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why do we check it down when a player is all-in? Let’s take a look at one example. Chris, who has a short stack, shoves all in for 8 blinds, with A7O. Beth, who has Chris covered, just calls, with … Continue reading
The flop comes Ten, Eight, Four, rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The turn comes a Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Had Allison checked, she would still have lost 8 blinds \u2013 to Beth \u2013 but Chris would be eliminated and both Allison and Beth would move up the ladder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Check. Check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
She lost 8 blinds, but she was always going to lose 8 blinds<\/strong><\/em>, whether Beth folded or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n