Two Hands Faced with Calling an All-In

[bluewilde]

Really? In the first hand, in spite of the odds, I just felt like I wasn't commited and should wait.

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Second hand I'm calling as well. In general I ignore timing tells. I also think in hand 2 the flop bet is too weak.

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I usually ignore response time as well, but this was just so out of the ordinary. The bet here was intended to be a probe (sitll prolly shallow) and I'd ditch to any resistance, but because of the way he reacted I ditched that plan.

[ldavidjm]

I hate folding off half my stack it in hand 2. Which is why I'd probably just push that flop to begin with. Pushing preflop is probably good here too, considering you have 10BB and you don't want to be put in the awkward situation of calling someones overpush preflop.

Also, I don't know what point your in (you say these are MTT) but a chance got have 9k chips for a probable flip or better, or eschewing the flip in favor of 2.8k, I think its a super easy decision. You absolutely need to be building a huge stack, and you have to be willing to gamble to do that. You have a very good hand in AK, and you have better than 2:1 odds on your money. I simply cannot see folding as an option.