Mini Step 5 - am I a complete wimp?

[erniebilko]

Good point - the buy-in level most certainly affected my decision, but not because I was intimidated by the stake itself (actually, it only cost me $6 because i bought in at Step 1). At $11/$22, I would call instantly. At this level, I expected a higher degree of competence from the other players, so I believed the set even though it looked a bad way to play it.

[lastchance]

Eh.. Good logic, but that all-in is somewhat fishy. I'm calling here, and looking for AT-AQ.

[freemoney]

i mean there are a bunch of times when this has happened and i have called and been shown 55 or 66, my idea is i flopped TPTK on a pretty non-threatening board HU im willing to lose a buyin.

[erniebilko]

Thanks for the responses guys. I think maybe you're all correct and I made an error. If the bet looks fishy (and it did), it's more likely to be a bluff and I should call. I still think he played it badly though; if he was determined to win the pot regardless, he could have done this more easily be check-raising me. I was bound to bet and I would have had little difficulty believing a set if he had check-raised. If this had happened in the $11/$22's, I wouldn't have bothered posting this - I would have called anyway. I do wonder though if the skill gulf between the $22's and this level is as big as I thought it would be, as I saw some horrendous play in this tourney.