bubble trouble

[Rhone]

Looking for any and all criticisms of preflop and flop play. I have to say, villain was pretty loose passive throughout this SNG, so I think I've answered my own question about the flop--I should have laid this down after he uncharacteristically showed aggression, right? The problem is it wouldn't have left me with much to work with...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, $20+2, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

Button (t2352)
SB (t1595)
<font color="#C00000">BB (t2190)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t1863)</font>

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1000</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls t700.

Flop: (t2150) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t800</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t863 (All-In)</font>

[LaggyLou]

You can't raise to 1000 here. It's push or nothing. As you realized, raising to 1000 commits you to the pot anyway -- you have 863 left and you will have to post 300 on the very next hand.

Having played it as you did, I don't see laying it down. Call and hope he doesn't have 2 pair or better -- if he has an A and a better kicker but not a K you'll have outs to a split beyond your 3 outs to win.

[Phil Van Sexton]

If you've read this forum before, you know the answer already.

Push pre-flop.