[Bill Kolter]

I was in a Stars MTT tournament and made a similar call, but the situation was different. I still think it was a mistake. I limped with 8s from MP. SB pushes all-in. I have him out-chipped 3-1 and am the chip leader. Blinds are $400-800 and I have $13,000. He pushes. I go into the tank and call. He shows jacks, which hold up. All downhill from there. The classic big dog/small favorite dilemma. I ended up in third when my all-in with Q-6 was called by 5-4 suited which, of course, became a flush on the river. My usual rule on small-medium pairs is to see a cheap flop for a set or drop it. Don't want to find out I'm a 4-1 dog after I've pushed a big chunk of my stack into the pot. Is that too wimpy?