I'm not looking to double through or go broke here. I'm looking to win 500 or lose 50 or, at the worst, 250.
I'm good with that - the old can't-win-it-here-but-can-lose-it thing.
this was the last of the Hendon Mob tournaments, which made things complicated
Ah. There's a meta-game. Or games. "complicated" probably doesn't begin to do it justice. I'd be keen to avoid committing my entire stack here, which is most likely best achieved by finding a way to appear willing to do exactly that. I don't want to put my opponent in the position of having to respond to a pot-committing bet. I think I'm calling the 200 turn bet now, which reduces the chances of terminal nonsense at the end.
Re: On the pre-flop limping
I'm good with that - the old can't-win-it-here-but-can-lose-it thing.
this was the last of the Hendon Mob tournaments, which made things complicated
Ah. There's a meta-game. Or games. "complicated" probably doesn't begin to do it justice. I'd be keen to avoid committing my entire stack here, which is most likely best achieved by finding a way to appear willing to do exactly that. I don't want to put my opponent in the position of having to respond to a pot-committing bet. I think I'm calling the 200 turn bet now, which reduces the chances of terminal nonsense at the end.