[Custer]

Unless I know the opponent likes to complete with lots of hands, I don't like to after the complete in 2 circumstances:

1) I've already done it to the same guy. Many of the players currently playing the 215s seem to like to turn A4, KT, etc. into "trapping" hands here. I believe they are thinkning, "Last time this guy pushed me off my hand, but I have a good hand this time. He's not getting away with it again."

2) When the SB is a random or a not-so-good player and has enough chips to still have a reasonable stack after calling and losing. Some players love trying to bust people (it seems to me), and if they can try to do without great risk to themselves they often take the opportunity.

Also, I've found that I win such a high % of pots when the SB completes to my BB I sometimes wonder if that auto-push (which I still do ALOT) isn't overrated. Many players simply check and fold to a small bet on the flop anyway and of the ones that bet weak hands, most do not fire the 2nd barrel, as in this hand. Has anyone else had success pushing less in these situations?

As to the bet size, I make in a general rule that when I bluff in a spot where the result makes a great difference in my tournament equity (and I don't bluff too often in these spots), I try to give myself the best chance to win possible. I want my opponent to believe that I am committing my whole stack, that there is NO way to re bluff me off my hand, that he will need to showdown a better hand to win the pot. I think making sure that the opponent looks at your bet in these terms makes a great difference in the success of the bluff.

moses