The Stop and Go (tourney)

The stop and go play is a move made pre-flop when you're short-stacked. You commit to move-in on the flop regardless of what shows up. The idea is to confuse your opponent and make him believe you have a hand when you may or may not have hit the flop.

If the stop and go were made here, player 3 would have bet about half his stack. Then, on the flop, he would move all-in. In this scenario, player 7 would have had the best hand on the flop, but it would have been a very difficult call to make, especially considering what was on the board. Perhaps most importantly, moving all-in tends to signal that the player is willing to put his tournament life on the line which adds to the story that the player hit one of his cards.