Step 4 Hand

[Dudd]

Maybe I've been reading too many of Negreneau's columns or something, but I felt compelled to defend my blind with this hand. No reads, it's fairly early and no one has done anything out of the ordinary yet. The overbet had me confused, and I guess I figured that very few people would make this bet if they had a K, and I didn't think that anything less would call my reraise all in since everyone was in survival mode trying to get to the final 4. Thoughts?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

CO (t1075)
Button (t1695)
SB (t935)
Hero (t955)
UTG (t755)
UTG+1 (t900)
UTG+2 (t1730)
MP1 (t820)
MP2 (t330)
MP3 (t805)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">7 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t60</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t30.

Flop: (t135) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t895 (All-In)...

[skipperbob]

I like ur play....I put him on a bigger pair like 88/99/jj
How'd it work

[whynot?]

brave bet - i admire that.

the higher steps are usually very tight early - i'd put the button on a mid pair with the bet or could be a K. you certainly represented a k. you're only screwed if he has 7s or a k with a good kicker. having said that, its your tournament life. i'd have probably folded and waited for a better opp

[Dudd]

He paused for a while, and eventually called with K4. I boated on the river, but it didn't matter and I finished in 10th place. Did win the free step 1 though, so I'm moving back up. In retrospect, I really like his play. He should go broke should I have 77 or the case K with a better kicker, and his overbet feined weakness much better than simply checking behind would have. A regular pot size bet and I'd have been wary, but the overbet trapped me into way overplaying a much weaker hand.

[hockeyf]

Why loose all your chips in a miniraised pot?

[raptor517]

ugh. its just not worth it right here man.. save your chippers for a better hand. holla