1.20 PS Should I wait?
 

I think I played this well, but the 7 on the turn did scare me. I called the river because I thought if he had a 7 he'd protect against a flush or even straight draws, plus he might have been one a draw himself.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (2 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t5555)
Hero (t7945)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Button calls t100, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, Button calls t600.

Flop: (t1600) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1600</font>, Button calls t1600.

Turn: (t4800) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (t4800) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t3155 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t3155.

Final Pot: t11110

Re: 1.20 PS Should I wait?
 

When a problem like this arises for me in a tourney, I think to myself, what am I beating. Very little in this instance...

He limps so 77 88 and 1010 are unlikely. U gave no reads however so I don't know. a 7 is not unreasonable, u said it's a $1 and loadsa players don even know what protecting your hand means. Also, I'd consider a slowplay here given I'm heads up. I think most likely however is j10, 109 mayb.

This is a terrible shove on his part, it seems, but unless he has air, I have a hard time naming what you beat.

Re: 1.20 PS Should I wait?
 

If you are gonna check the turn and river and call his AI and aren't comfortable, bet something on the end and force him to raise you AI. Blocking bets can be exploited but it takes a lot of balls to do it here.