Played in the usual home tourney Tuesday night. I did OK. We had 27 players. I came in 4th. I played pretty good. Made a few good calls, a couple well timed bets, and some tough folds. I did have a little bit of a slow start, but then went on a little run.
I had just been playing solid, nothing spectacular. Then I took 3 good sized pots down in a row. All 3 of them went to a show down. So, since the table saw me show down 3 great hands in a row I decided now would be a good time to come in with some weaker hands to see what I could pick up. As Hannibal (from the A-Team) used to say, "I love it when a plan comes together!" Nobody wanted to call me down. After stealing about 5 of 7 pots I decided to slow it back down a little bit. Before long I'm sitting at the final table. Then we are down to 6. Then 4. Here is my questionable play for the night. It was 2 hands back to back...but it cost me all my chips.
We were playing 4 handed. I am under the gun (had a tighter image at the time) had A 3 off suit. I raised it to 3 times the BB. 2 folds behind me...then the BB looks down. He pauses for a second and then says he's all in. Great. I have him out chipped, but if I loose it I am going to have about 5 or 6 big blinds left (and I am BB next hand)I sit and think for a second. Am I dominated? Does have an ace? If so it has to be bigger than mine. Is he paired? I get him to talk a little, and it hits me. I am ahead. I put him on a couple face cards. I call. As my ace flips up I see his face drop. I know I am good. He flips over KQ. I am ahead but not by a huge margin at all.
My question is. Did I make the right call? Or should I have let my ace go? I put him on face cards when I called. My thought process was- I am about 60% favorite, and he is only going to pair his hole cards about 1/3rd of the time. So...bad call or not? I could have folded it to him, and still been in decent shape.
He ends up flopping a king and I miss my ace. I am down to about 6 big blinds.
The very next hand: The button raised exactly what I have left. I look down at A5 off suit. Just because of the player (I had been playing with him all night) I put him on face cards as well. I couldn't exactly fold anyway. I was already crippled. I called. Sure enough. He flips over KQ. I flop a 5, but then he turns a Q. I miss on the river. I am out in 4th place. That blows. Not the results I was looking for...but I did earn some league points.
Thoughts on the call?
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