20/180 Pokerstars FT- bottom two pair decision

Sulphate1 · #1 08-19-2006, 08:36 AM

Hi I don't make a lot of posts around here but felt that I needed to with this one.

It's final table, down to 4 players.

I was the big stack at this point and seemingly bulling the table playing aggressively, raising a lot pre flop. As of course I should be. However I've only shown down solid hands.

My read on the villain is that he is a solid player, but I have re-raised him a couple of times which he has folded to, so is possible looking to play back at me.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t3000 (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero (t139552)
UTG (t19930)
Button (t100572)
SB (t9946)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button calls t3000, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: (t6450) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t4000, Hero raises to t15000, Button calls t11000.

Turn: (t36450) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t24000, Button raises to t82422, Hero ?

Now this has got out of hand. I was fairly stuck on what to do.

Now obviusly this is a huge pot, if I scoop it's basically the tournement win for me.

I was fairly suspicious of the button open limp, first time he has done this all FT.

What's your play here after the all in ? Thoughts on the flop checkraise- turn bet ? I thought fairly standard

Thanks

Sulphate1 · #2 08-19-2006, 02:48 PM

Just upping this as it seems to have gone unnoticed [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

AceKQJT · #3 08-19-2006, 03:01 PM

I Like to bet/3-bet these flops. As played, and with the button's unconventional limp, I think I fold to the AI. If I thought villian COULD play AK this way I may call.

doubLe a tom · #4 08-19-2006, 07:09 PM

hmm, tough decision there but im gonna have to go with a call here. Id guess he limped with A/X, and put you a semi bluff at the diamond draw, and jammed the pot after the turn was a heart. Another reason id call is because you'd still a good stack compared to 3rd and 4th.

How did this hand end up?

Sulphate1 · #5 08-19-2006, 08:37 PM

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I ummed and arred and eventually called putting him on Ax. I decided to gamble on the fact that if I won the hand the tournement is pretty much mine

I was suprised when he flipped over 34o/s. My hand held up for the win.

I still think it was a dodgy call though regardless of the result.