GregJP

I don't understand why you say I should avoid the other big stack when making a speculative play like this.Isn't the whole point of it to catch a flop against a maniac with a big stack and get paid off. The other factor is that I have position on him. That is a big advantage in this case. Because the raise is such a small percentage of my stack it is basically like a normal defence of my blind.

Online50/100 blindsT10000 to startI have built my stack to T25775 and am in BB with 8d5cVillain is the other big stack at the table with T29000 in the SBThis player is very loose, and in fact was very lucky twice on the river facing elimination the first time, and a in a big pot the second time. My impression is that his strategy was to gamble early to try to build a stack or go home.MP calls 100, villain raises to 600....At this point I decide that he could basically have anything and I want to see if I can hit a flop hard to try to bust him.Given our stacks and the nature of this player I th

I posted this in the general forum, and now I'm wondering what some of you tourney players think about this scenario and how I played it to this point.T10000 to startAssume villain to be a very good playerHero T12700 (CO)Villain T8300 (BB)50/100 BlindsHero dealt 4h4sTwo limpers, hero limps, villain raises to 400, limpers fold, hero calls.Flop 3h,4c,5hVillain bets 800, hero raises to 2000, villain callsTurn AdVillain is allin, hero????My thinking was that he had AK,AQ, or 88-JJIn retrospect, I'm not so sure my play on the flop was very good.Would he go all in with TP or 2 pair?Any chance he pla

I call, he has 8s8c, river is an A, and I take it down.

T10000 to startAssume villain to be a very good playerHero T12700 (CO)Villain T8300 (BB)50/100 BlindsHero dealt 4h4sTwo limpers, hero limps, villain raises to 400, limpers fold, hero calls.Flop 3h,4c,5hVillain bets 800, hero raises to 2000, villain callsTurn AdVillain is allin, hero????My thinking was that he had AK,AQ, or 88-JJIn retrospect, I'm not so sure my play on the flop was very good.Would he go all in with TP or 2 pair?Any chance he played AA this way?Comments appreciated.

Hey Guys,Thanks for all of the replies.I think I played the hand OK and it was just one of those things.

$40 NL Freezeout, 66 players, top 6 pay. We're over an hour in with our complete table intact. I have moved my stack from T1500 to T2200. Blinds are 50/100 and going to 100/200 in about 5 minutes. I have JdJc in MP2. Folded to me. I raise to T400. Folded to the button who reraises to T800. Folded back to me. This player had been the most agressive player at the table thus far and had won a few hands without showing. He had me covered by about T1000. At this point I figured there was a better than 50% chance I was behind, but thought that AK or a medium pair was also possible. I decided to call