final table of Bodog 100K. Good reraise?

[jck8]

id fold most of the time

1. 7th place money sucks

2. if you get called your hand sucks

[invisibleleadsoup]

i don't really "get" this play,or at least i wouldn't make it...
if the idea of the reraise is that he only has a good enough hand to call very rarely,that's fair enough...why make the play with A10 of all hands though?
if he calls he's probably got a better ace,or two of them,and you're totally dominated...
why not make the play with J10,89s,etc,instead?
at least then you're in better shape against AQ,AK,etc
and i know these aren't great hands (j10,etc),but you're hoping he's going to fold,right?

[SoBeDude]

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i don't really "get" this play,or at least i wouldn't make it...
if the idea of the reraise is that he only has a good enough hand to call very rarely,that's fair enough...why make the play with A10 of all hands though?
if he calls he's probably got a better ace,or two of them,and you're totally dominated...
why not make the play with J10,89s,etc,instead?
at least then you're in better shape against AQ,AK,etc
and i know these aren't great hands (j10,etc),but you're hoping he's going to fold,right?

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You have to remember this is 7-handed, AND a final table. First, you have to open up your play when short. He **SHOULD** be raising there with hands like 78s, 79s, 9Ts, 9Js, TJs, KJs, KQ, A9 or better, QJs, etc. A *LOT* of hands.
Remember this is 7-handed and 2 have folded.

Also remember that the raiser will dump a lot of those hands to my push. he'll dump AJ, any King hand (except maybe KQs), and many of the smaller pairs.

So I think my push will generate a lot of folds and I win are VERY nice pot much of the time.

Also I'm suited so I have some extra outs against hands that call. and there is a low chance I'm getting called by a hand with a T.

-Scott