Re: sanity check on all-in play which cost me 2nd
yep, you had top two and flush draws sometimes are bad enough to make calls. That is true and probably what you wanted to hear.
The question is, by pushing you are committing yourself to the risk of being knocked out by the big stack. Sklansky talks about this in TPFAP - risking your chips against the big stack so a person with 500 chips limps into 2nd.
I would not make any push moves on this board; i would see what the river brings. If the big stack wins the pot, you are still a comfortable 2nd. Your primary concern with those stacks at this stage is wiping out Mr. 500 chips; what you did was give him a freeroll at 2nd place.
Unlucky about the flush draw, but probably a poor decision given the situation.
Comments to the contrary appreciated,
Peter Harris
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