Bet size trick
On Stars and some other sites you can type in the bet amount. By typing in an odd amount, it can look like an allin. I sometimes fall for this and call a preflop raise, thinking I have pot odds to call an allin. Sometimes, I think people do this purposely with big hands.
I just made this mistake in a turbo supersatellite. I thought I was getting 3-1 on my money in the BB and winning the hand would pretty much give me a seat, so I called with K5o. Then I realized villain had me covered, so I pushed the flop, figuring I was pot committed. Villain had AJ and busted me. I can't believe he wanted to be called in this situation. Maybe he thought it was cute to make odd sized bets.
Blinds were 1000/2000/100 and villain raises to 4973 or something.
I am a little annoyed I busted this way. I wouldn't have called if I realized villain had additional chips. I had almost an even chance of winning a seat if I folded.
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