Hand from PS $150 tournament. Correct play here?

Hickboy · #1 05-26-2005, 01:22 AM

Here's a hand from the recent PS $150 tournament. Blinds are at 1500/3000 with 150 ante, and I have 21191 chips (8 bbs). This was during the final two tables with 16 players left. First paid out $12.5k, 9th ~$850, and 10-18th ~$600. Average chip stack was ~24000. I obviously want to win the tournament. No applicable reads either.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t3000 (7 handed) converter

CO (t78510)
Button (t23134)
SB (t59352)
BB (t28250)
UTG (t30428)
MP1 (t16880)
Hickboy (t21191)

Preflop: Hickboy is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP1 raises to t16730, 

 What's your play? Results to follow...

ansky451 · #2 05-26-2005, 01:27 AM

I definitely push here, most time you will be a favorite i think.

billyjex · #3 05-26-2005, 05:24 AM

i push here 100% of the time. you're still far enough away from the final table, the stack that pushed is very short stacked, and aq is a good hand.

steamroller · #4 05-26-2005, 07:43 AM

All in. Great place to take a stand and try to make a move on the chip leaders.

Hickboy · #5 05-26-2005, 12:28 PM

Thanks for the replies. I had the same reasoning when I moved all in. The initial raiser had QT, but the button woke up with kings.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t3000 (7 handed) converter

CO (t78510)
Button (t23134)
SB (t59352)
BB (t28250)
UTG (t30428)
MP1 (t16880)
Hickboy (t21191)

Preflop: Hickboy is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP1 raises to t16730, Hickboy raises to t21041, 1 fold, Button raises to t22984, 2 folds.

Flop: (t61355) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)

Turn: (t61355) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)

River: (t61355) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)

Final Pot: t61355

Results in white below: 
MP1 has Qh Tc (one pair, tens).
Hickboy has Ah Qd (high card, ace).
Button has Kh Kc (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Button wins t61355.

TheDrone · #6 05-26-2005, 12:41 PM

There are very few hands that the button should be calling with, and you just ran into one of them. Unlucky, but you definitely made the correct move.