The amount of money in the pot was a HUGE consideration, just as important, as well. I called, turned over the K and he mucked. Had to be a medium pair. This was the pivotal hand in the tournament for me. I ended up finishing 7th out of 71 and taking $213 (which after food, gas, and a few drinks actually left me taking about $20 out of my own pocket for the night).
I dealt out a brutal beat to a player with about 15 people left. He was blinded down to almost nothing. The blind were high, I was getting short stacked so I open pushed KJo from 2 off the button at a 7 handed table. He called right behind me with KK. I hit a runner runner heart flush to knock him out (I still would have been alive, barely, had I lost, but it was still ugly). I deserve to be on the other end of those once in a while.
My only other major decision came at the final table with 9 left. Blinds were 2000/4000. I was in the SB with 20000 left after I posted w/ A7o. It was folded to the Button, who had been the big stack for most of the past hour, but had been cut down by calling some all-ins and losing in an effort to knock out other players. He pushed for his last 17000. It cost me 15000 to call. I would only have 5000 left if I lost, but with no antes, I wouldn't have to worry about the blinds for another 7 hands. He could have been pushing with anything there so I had to call. He turned over pocket 10's and held up.
It was definitely the right decision. If I win that hand I'm 2nd in chips. I still outlasted another 2 players before I had to move with J9s UTG and was eliminated by AKo when an A and 9 flopped.Statistics: Posted by MTPaid — Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:52 pm
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