Poker Jon
05-03-2003, 08:11 AM
Playing in a one table sit and go at Pstars, top 3 get paid and 4 runners left. T13500 in play, pretty much evenly distributed between all 4 players (each player had between 3 and 4k)
I am in the BB (200/100 blinds) with AQ hearts suited. 1st player folds, on the button raises to 600. he has been playing pretty loosely, pre flop, folding to re-raises etc. I read him for A10s, KQs or something like that. Not a big hand though. SB folds and I flat call the 600. Flop comes 996 (with two hearts). I decide to check and see what he comes out with as he has been making a lot of small raises after a raised preflop. He/She duly comes out with a bet of 600. IMO he had two overcards (not a small pair, otherwise would have made a bigger bet to try and take it from the flush draw). After consideration i decide to come over the top with my AQ, as I have a flush draw, two maybe bigger overcards.
He calls the bet and turns over AK, my flush doesnt hit and i am out of the money.
My questions are:
1) was I right to throw all my money in on a semi-steal when i would finish a place outside the money?
2) was he/she right to call with AK, when they may have also finished outside the money?
I personally didn't think my play was that bad, and against a better player, i think I may have got them to lay down the better hand but I would be interested to hear what you guys would have down with AK with that hand at that stage of a tournament?
I am in the BB (200/100 blinds) with AQ hearts suited. 1st player folds, on the button raises to 600. he has been playing pretty loosely, pre flop, folding to re-raises etc. I read him for A10s, KQs or something like that. Not a big hand though. SB folds and I flat call the 600. Flop comes 996 (with two hearts). I decide to check and see what he comes out with as he has been making a lot of small raises after a raised preflop. He/She duly comes out with a bet of 600. IMO he had two overcards (not a small pair, otherwise would have made a bigger bet to try and take it from the flush draw). After consideration i decide to come over the top with my AQ, as I have a flush draw, two maybe bigger overcards.
He calls the bet and turns over AK, my flush doesnt hit and i am out of the money.
My questions are:
1) was I right to throw all my money in on a semi-steal when i would finish a place outside the money?
2) was he/she right to call with AK, when they may have also finished outside the money?
I personally didn't think my play was that bad, and against a better player, i think I may have got them to lay down the better hand but I would be interested to hear what you guys would have down with AK with that hand at that stage of a tournament?