final 4, $55 multi table question

[cha59]

I've been to a few final tables before, but not for this high a buyin. I was wondering if someone with experience at this level ($55 multi table)could tell me what they'd do in this situation:

tobama is aggressive and seems solid.
kinish007 is super aggressive and a little loose.
I don't have as good a read on bigal1547, but he seems like a good player.

Would you have opened with a large bet, as I did here?
When tobama raises, should I have folded?

Hand #3436656-72 at Fri11pmA-Final (No Limit tournament Hold'em)
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Started at 27/Nov/04 01:24:20

way11 is at seat 1 with 0 (sitting out).
bigal1547 is at seat 2 with 14460.
cha59 is at seat 5 with 7000.
tobama is at seat 6 with 15030.
kinish007 is at seat 9 with 31510.
The button is at seat 5.

kinish007 posts ante (50).
tobama posts ante (50).
cha59 posts ante (50).
bigal1547 posts ante (50).
kinish007 posts the small blind of 200.
bigal1547 posts the big blind of 400.

bigal1547: -- --
cha59: As Qc
tobama: -- --
kinish007: -- --

Pre-flop:

cha59 raises to 1600. tobama re-raises to 10000.
kinish007 folds. bigal1547 folds. cha59 goes all-in
for 6950. tobama is returned 3050 (uncalled).

[j0wlev]

I'd this right here. Your raise is great, AQo is a monster hand heads-up. I think the short stack has a mid pair, while the re-raiser probably A9 or above.

The situation is key for you, you could make top 3 where the money is by just folding. You don't need a monster stack to down the tournament, you don't need to knock players out to win. Tom McEvoy got second in a tournament without elimanting one person from start to finish.

Fold is the plan of attack here, a better situation will arrive, trust me. /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[cha59]

I wish I had folded. Given more time, I may have come to the same conclusion that you suggest.

I figured at the time, I was behind in chips (I was the short stack at 7000 to bigal and tobama who each had more than twice my stack), I had a pretty good hand, and I probably had less experience than the rest of the players that were left in that situation. But given more time to think about it, I should have put the guy on AK or better.

Here's what happened:
Tournament all-in showdown -- players show:

cha59 shows As Qc.
tobama shows Kh Ad.


Flop (board: 2h Td 7d):

(no action in this round)


Turn (board: 2h Td 7d Js):

(no action in this round)


River (board: 2h Td 7d Js Jd):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

cha59 has As Qc Td Js Jd: a pair of jacks.
tobama has Kh Ad Td Js Jd: a pair of jacks.


Hand #3436656-72 Summary:

No rake is taken for this hand.
tobama wins 14700 with a pair of jacks.
cha59 is eliminated.

Oh, well.... Thanks for your reply.
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[sdplayerb]

unless the guy is a rock, 4handed i am calling.
particularly since if you fold you have about 40% of the next lowest stack and will be in bad shape.

[TStoneMBD]

this is an easy call. sorry it didnt work out for you.

[cha59]

Thanks for the replys