Pre-flop action: when your stack tells you to push all in after an opponent's raise

Go all in after an opponent's raise when you have less than eight times your original bet.

You need to keep increasing your chip stack to win a poker tournament. When you get a good hand and need chips, look for opportunities to hit your opponents. Good hands are medium or higher pairs and A-J suited and above. This is an aggressive style that can help you build a big stack or knock you out of the tournament.

Example:

You have 7-7. The middle stage of the tournament is underway. Blinds are 200-400. You have 10500 in late position. A player with 20,000 raises to 1,400. What do you do?

The bank currently has 2000. You have less than 8 times your opponent's bet. If you call, you will usually lose at least 20% of your chips. If you beat, you are busted in this pot. And if you stand all in, one of the following happens:

1. Your opponent will fold and you will increase your stack by almost 20%.
2. Your opponent will call and you will either bust out or more than double your stack.

The answer is the most common option chosen by players. However, it is not the best option, in fact it is the worst option. It is better to get away than to answer. Even better is to push All in. You need to take a risk.

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