Re: Bad Beat or Bad play?
In hindsight, yes, Hero got the call he wanted. However, the original open-push was only for about 3.5BB's and Hero only has about 10BB's. This is a spot where you probably do not want overcalls. If Hero flat calls from the CO, the Button gets over 2.5:1 on a call and the BB gets about 3.25:1 on his call assuming no others call. Those are great odds for a hand like JTs to enter the pot with - exactly the kind of hand that has the best chances to crack the aces. With only about 10BB's, Hero isn't in a spot to get cute. By pushing, he almost always gets the pot heads up and wins - this almost doubles his stack!
This is just my little take on tourney strategy. The river jack is still a bad beat no matter how you slice it.
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