Re: Two difficult hands: Is there a lesson to be learned here?
Hand #1: I push without a second thought. 11k in the pot, 51k in your hand, great situation.
You're not entirely correct that you will only get called by better hands if you push. The CO might put you on a steal. However, in general, you are correct. But that doesn't matter , because you almost certainly have the best hand here. You are worried about AJ - AK, and TT - AA. If the CO has any of these hands, do you think he is limping? Very unlikely. Now, if the BB or SB wake up with a monster, well, that's poker.
You are pushing because 11k is a big pot, and you don't want to have to give that pot up on the flop when your hand doesn't hit.
But you limped, and now you have TPTK on the flop. The big stack overbets with a draw-heavy flop. I'm pushing my chips in the middle.
Hand #2: I call preflop, fold on the flop, expecting to see an overpair.
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