Scott31

I love a strong draw too, but keep in mind that ANY pair has you beat right now. I know this may seem a bit backwards, but when you raised him all in, it became an easier decision than if you had just raised it 4X his bet. Because you went all in doesn't mean you necessarily have a hand. Keep in mind you over-blasted this pot which can be a pretty easy tell to pick up on by any good player. That doesn't mean your opponent was a good player (he could have just called out of anger). But with you pushing in (a massive raise) and the fact that you two were mouthing back and forth makes your p

Gus

In a grudge match with another player, that call is a no-brainer for me. The reason is not for spite or anger, but because it's usually pretty obvious what my upset opponent has. After his 1200 bet, there was 6600 in the pot if I'm adding right. You came over the top for about 12000. That's a massive blasting of the pot and screams DRAW, at best. For me, I would've thought you were just making a move on me and called. Having the two hearts and a straight draw is a strong draw, but nothing to double the pot over. If I follow you right, you were in late position. If that is the case, j

Calling the guys raise was kind of an inbetween decision. 1700 to win 2700. I don't like it most of the time, but this was a call based on the opponent more than anything. I wouldn't say I was going to be way behind with AT necessarily. Even if the foe has KK, I'm still roughly just a 2-1 underdog and gettting almost even money. ( which is why this was inbetween for me). The deciding factor was the opponent and my position in the tourney. If I kicked it in this hand and was dealt the exact same hand a half round later, I was going to have to push in anyways. And in that situation,

with a smaller pocket pair its too scary going all in not knowing if the other guy has a higher pocket pair.I agree. There's less guess work involved with Slick and you're going to be at a coin flip or better almost all of the time. With 77 in a tourney and shortstacked, I'm always thinking, am I 50/50 or 4-1....hmmmm...

Tonight on a cheapy UB MTT, My chip count was a little over 4000 with the blinds at 150-300I'm in middle position and raise it to 600 with ATsthe guy on the button (who has been aggressive, borderline crazy with his play) pushed in all his stack (2300), so it was 1700 for me to call.We're at about the midlevel of the tourament and ITM is ways away. I thought about it and called his bet. He turns over KJ and of course, I lose. I think my play was correct, but just wanted some feedback on this one. The guy who had won told me what a horrible play it was and that I was a moron for even thinki