Top two gets scary...

[ChewyMint]

This guy has been calling re-raises pretty liberally, and I knew I would get paid off if I turn a boat against a flopped straight. Didn't get there, and the worst possible card for my hand turns. Easy fold?

ChewyMint

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) converter

Hero (t5445)
CO (t1505)
Button (t2425)
SB (t1955)
BB (t2125)
UTG (t3025)
UTG+1 (t3600)
MP1 (t4980)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t500</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP1 calls t300.

Flop: (t1075) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t750</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t1500</font>, Hero calls t750.

Turn: (t4075) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t2980 (All-In)</font>, Hero....

[runout_mick]

He has AJ? I absolutely cannot put him on a hand here... nothing fits. He's either got the J and is protecting from the flush, or has the flush draw and is semi-bluffing. I'm soooo confused.

I gotta fold, but would love to know what hand he plays this way...

10 10 maybe?

[AlphaWice]

I dont understand. Preflop, why do you raise to 500? He has correct odds to defend his "steal"; and most likely he dominates you. On the flop, you have to believe you have the best hand. Being in position, you want to see a flop.

On the flop, only the straight and TT QQ AA beat you, the latter 2 of which are unlikely. This is a good bet out. When he minraises you, why did you not push all in? There was 3300+ in the pot after he minraised you; you would have been pushing for about the size of the pot.

[Paradigm]

smells like he has AT or AQ to me

[ChewyMint]

I fold, villain shows KJo for the flopped straight. Anyway, I raised to $500, because against this player, I am VERY rarely behind when he calls. Also, I figured that if I hit a big flop, I would bust him. As it were, we both hit big flops, and I got out alive. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

ChewyMint