AT hand, pretty deep into tourney

pfkaok · #1 10-13-2005, 11:34 PM

well, had been raising quite a bit, so if he had pushed i might have called, but the smallreraise is always tough. but i felt i had to at least take a flop, and with top 2 or trips i go all the way. good fold on this flop? with no K on the flop i still fold, right?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t12000 (8 handed) converter

BB (t213465)
UTG (t346171)
UTG+1 (t190251)
Hero (t258917)
MP2 (t164860)
CO (t78189)
Button (t165474)
SB (t263653)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t36000, 2 folds, Button raises to t60000, 2 folds, Hero calls t24000.

Flop: (t123600) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t24000, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t147600

Matador225 · #2 10-13-2005, 11:42 PM

I think you have the best hand here pretty often, but it is a difficult hand to play.

What were your reads on the villain? Would he be willing to reraise you with a lesser ace or KQs or something like that given your recent aggression?

I often have problems with hands like this when I have had a run of good cards and my image appears to be very laggish.

I don't think you can fold this from MP, and I might even play it the same way against a tight and very "textbook" player. Bottom line is are you willing to make a stand there with top pair, decent kicker, at such a critical point in the tournament?

Very tough call that comes down to reads IMO.