should i have just pushed pre-flop here?

[Patrick Duffy]

how lucky did i get here? was i even right to stay in this hand? keep in mind, this is a $5.50 tournament...

PokerStars Game #1220545024: Tournament #5369507, Hold'em No Limit -
Level IV (50/100) - 2005/02/15 - 15:49:45 (ET)
Table '5369507 1' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: R00R (1290 in chips)
Seat 3: pokerdar (4505 in chips)
Seat 5: bilohalfsold (2100 in chips)
Seat 6: turboman37 (1140 in chips)
Seat 7: PatrickDuffy (820 in chips)
Seat 8: Tyrantt13 (2805 in chips)
Seat 9: NetRider (840 in chips)
bilohalfsold: posts small blind 50
turboman37: posts big blind 100

what we know:
Turboman is a maniac and hugely overbets marginal hands
R00R and Netrider have been playing tight
Tyrant has been playing shakily but catching cards
No other notable reads

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PatrickDuffy [Td Kh]
PatrickDuffy: raises 300 to 400
Tyrantt13: calls 400
NetRider: folds
R00R: calls 400
pokerdar: folds
bilohalfsold: folds
turboman37: folds

a weak steal attempt that was apparently sniffed out...

*** FLOP *** [Ad 4d Qc]


now what? do i continue the bluff and push here? hang on and wait for the jack?



PatrickDuffy: checks
Tyrantt13: checks
R00R: checks
*** TURN *** [Ad 4d Qc] [Jd]

bingo! do i push yet or wait for one of them to move?


PatrickDuffy: bets 400
Tyrantt13: raises 400 to 800
R00R: folds
PatrickDuffy: calls 20 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Ad 4d Qc Jd] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PatrickDuffy: shows [Td Kh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Tyrantt13: shows [4c Ah] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
PatrickDuffy collected 2190 from pot

your thoughts?

[tdarko]

i think you played this right, you bet into an aggressor and he did what you wanted him to. nice hand [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Geo]

Fold preflop, allin on the flop.

[curtains]

I fold this preflop. Risking 800 to win 150 UTG with 6 players left to act, while holding KTo just isnt necessary. You can let the blinds pass and still have enough chips to steal afterwards.

[Insty]

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your thoughts?

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Fold preflop.

I don't even want to know what to have to do on the flop.

Since we are here:

You are out of position.
You have 4 outs.
It's unlikely at least one of your callers doesn't have an Ace.
You could bet to represent the Ace, but what do you do if you get called?

check/fold the flop.

You were lucky Tyrantt13 was kind enough to give you a free card.