AJ vs likely steal

gasoltub · #1 03-19-2006, 04:39 PM

I'm mainly a limit player who mix in some sng's from time to time. I play very few tournaments. This makes me believe I kind of suck at tournament play.

The tournament is still in the early stages with only two orbits played so far, but the villain has shown a fair amount of agression during those hands.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t40 (10 handed) converter

Button :#A500AF(villain)/ (t2840)
Hero (t3220)
BB (t2940)
UTG (t3340)
UTG+1 (t2880)
UTG+2 (t2880)
MP1 (t3010)
MP2 (t2850)
MP3 (t3150)
CO (t2500)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
7 folds, Button (villain) raises to t80, Hero raises to t250, 1 fold, Button (villain) calls t170.

Villains open raise OTB makes me believe this is a steal and that a decent raise could take down the pot immediately. Well, it didn't and he called me.

Flop: (t540) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t500, villain raises to t1000, Hero calls t500.

Missed flop, but it could be worse. I have an OESD and an overcard. Villains raise here indicates that I'm very beat at this point (unless he's raising a straight draw).
Anyway I do have to call his raise here, right?

Turn: (t2540) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, villain bets t1024, Hero calls [t1990] , villain calls [t566] t1024.

I hit the ace and now believe there is a good chance that my hand is good. Top pair and OESD and I put him all in.

River: (t3564) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t3564

Good play or bad play?
Comments on all streets please, I need it.

thanks a bunch.