2008 World Series of Poker

Event 11 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♣
Prize
$477,990
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
360
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

The "M"

[user38368]
[user38368]
The blinds are now going up pretty fast in relation to the stack sizes. Going by Dan Harrington's "M" calculation, which is the stack divided by all blinds+antes, a player with half the chips at his table (300,000) now has an M of 30, which is plenty. However, if he's only got a quarter of the chips at the table (150,000) and his opponent(s) have the rest, he only has an M of 15, which means he's running out of options. Less than that, and he's heading toward an all-in or fold situation.