[Lloyd]

Down to the final 8 in Super Tuesday.

Payouts

1st: $35532
2nd: $19796
3rd: $13536
4th: $10152
5th: $8460
6th: $6768
7th: $5076
8th: $3384

Stacks

UTG: t143275
UTG+1: t35187
Hero: t109062
MP: t62936
CO: t53909
Button: t178686
SB: t177020
Villain: t367925

Reads

Villain had been playing very aggressively since accumulating chips - raising most hands pre-flop. I hadn't played too many hands at the final table other than a couple of SB v BB steals. He and I played on a previous table where I only showed down good hands so I figured he knows I'm not on a pure steal here.

Hand

Blinds 4000/8000

2 folds, hero has A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and raises to t22000. All fold to the villain who calls t14000.

Pot: t48,000

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Villain bets t15000. Action is on the hero.

There is now t63000 in the pot and I have t87062 behind.

I'm not sure about the pre-flop raise given the shorter stacks at the table. And I'm not sure what to make of his bet or how I should play the hand out. I do think he bet an amount that commits all of my chips. If I call here I'm pretty committed to the hand so I did think his bet could possibly be a cheap way to put me to the test.

Thoughts?