Online Poker Forum - Auto-Folding When Heads Up?

Medoknee · High Card Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

Three or four times now, when it's heads up at the end of a single table SNG, I've come across players auto-folding to any bet. Most of the time, it's when I have a decent (8 to 1 or better) chip lead. After several hands of this, they usually jump back in for an all-in pre-flop raise.

What could be the possible benefit to this? Do they think this is some kind of trap play, that I'm not going to notice their raise and will accidentally call their all-in? Is this a variation of sitting out when on the bubble? I haven't lost a tournament because of this, but I find it a rather perplexing strategy. Any insight would be helpful. Thanks.

guitarguy178 · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:23 pm Post subject:

Are you sure they are auto folding, or are they just playing really tight and waiting for a monster?

Medoknee · High Card Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 2

Positive they are auto-folding. Their cards are being folded simultaneously with their posting of the small blind.

I thought the same thing...just playing really tight. But after a half dozen hands with no change in speed of fold...I could only reach one conclusion. (Of course, I could be wrong, which is why I threw this into the forum.)

guitarguy178 · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject:

I can't really see any stategy here other than they give up, then happen to see a huge hand and uncheck the fold to any bet box. I don't know man, seems kind of silly to me. I have come back when heads up with just under two big blinds left.

Guaran Guy · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:47 am Post subject:

I have done this before.. and when I did it, I was just sitting out on the bubble and forgot about the table.. then came back when it was just last 2. I'v only one once when I came back with a big disadvantage though.

Jaconda78 · Message Board Junkie Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4179

KGBlovesOreos · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

autofolding on the button during heads up play is just dumb in my opinion... i'd rather raise than autofold, especially if i were short-stacked...

guitarguy178 · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject:

If you guys read his post you would see that he said he "only sat out on the BUBBLE" and not the button.

Match42 · High Card Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 8

i agree this drives me nuts....4 players left in a sng and no one playing a hand execpt for the chip leader who is raising each pot. just this week i've been in 3 of 4 sng's that one or two the last 3 or 4 players were sitting out ...folding to any raise on bb.

Confused

Jaconda78 · Message Board Junkie Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4179

UrbanMeyer1 · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:

This is terrible, no matter what.

Pacey Witter · Two Pair Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 69

i actually think these people auto fold so you will think they lost their connection or their computer froze & then u start raising with everything since they are auto folding, yet when they pick up a decent hand they reraise, ofcourse sometimes people actually do freeze & lose their internet connection.

UrbanMeyer1 · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject: Re:

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