did I make the right move?

[jstoc]

Late stages of a multi-table tourney. Blinds are at 200/400 I have a chip stack of about 7000, I have been playing pretty tight, but haven't caught many cards lately so I limped in with with A-10. About 5 people see the flop with me. Flop comes A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]-9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]-7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] I figure I have top pair, and I haven't played many hands, the pot is already pretty big because of the blinds so I'll bet 1500 and try to take it right there. Guy right after who has a chip stack of about 24000 calls right away. I immediately put him on a lone spade hoping to catch the flush. Everyone else folds so it's just him and me. Turn brings a 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. So I figure I'll push, hoping that he'll fold, but if doesn't praying that a spade doesn't come on the river. I push he thinks for a good long while and calls. River brings 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] of spades, and he had K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and a rag. Did I make the right move, should I have bet the turn hard, and waited to see what the river brought?

[pdubz]

You are in the wrong forum. You should be posting in Multi-table Tournaments. Also, tournaments tend to have a lot more important factors that you are omitting -- numbers left, numbers place, your position, opponent tendencies, buy in ...

[Brian462]

This is basically a bad beat story. You overbet the pot and got called by someone with a 20% chance of winning.

Though I do hate the limp with AT and I think "immediately putting him on a lone spade" will get you into trouble in the future.

[JohnG]

Don't limp preflop in that situation.

[Matt Flynn]

in the words of walt z., if you're about to go all in, it helps to put your opponent on a hand you can beat.

turns out here it was right decision, wrong outcome for that situation. at the same time, i would've played every street differently. most important was preflop.

you had plenty of time. best to avoid bad aces every time in that situation.

matt

[jstoc]

Could you guys elaborate on what you mean, I thought I play the ok, but if you guys would have done it differently, I greatly appreciate more info, so I can see where you are coming from. I would like to improve, and would greatly appreciate more information.

Sorry about posting it in the wrong forum!

[JohnG]

For your stack and those blinds, raise or fold preflop. Which to choose depends on the actual situation. This applies in general when you have less than 20X BB.