While playing in a small buy-in no limit tournament, I had 1900 in chips, the blinds were 100-200,we were down to four tables out of the original 10 and I was 8th to act at a 10 person table. The player 5th to act raised to 500, leaving himself with 450.I had 99 and went all in. The player to my left had about 4000(chip leader at the table) while the button and blinds only had between 400-900 each. The chip leader came over the top with AA, everyone else folded and I was out of the tournament. Would anyone else have made this play or was I overly aggressive or just plain stupid. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Answer 1:
Playing in a small buy-in no limit tournament, I have 1900,8th to act at a ten person table, blinds are 100-200 and will go up in 3 minutes. Player 5th to act raises to 500 and has 450 left. Everyone else has folded to me. I have 99 and raise all-in. Player on my left has about 40000(chip leader at the table), button and blinds have 400-1000 remaining. Chip leader raises all in behind me, everyone else folds and he shows AA, no help on the board and I’m walking. Was my play reasonable, too aggressive or just plain stupid? Any help would be appreciated.
Answer 2:
You made absolutely the right play, raising your pair to isolate the all in player — make the short stack have a hand. Your pair is a favorite most of the time. Unfortunately, this time it didn’t work. I was playing in the Friday night NL tournament at theOrleans, final table, with about $4500 in front of me, an average stack. There was one player with a monster stack, making big raises every hand to pick up the blinds. I pick up AJ one off the button, re-raise all in, on the proper assumption that he’s not betting his cards, but his stack. I’m right. He has Q8 and draws out on me at the river. IGH in seventh. Right play, but it didn’t work.
Answer 3:
Nobody can sit around and wait for AA or KK late in the tournament. It’s a good way to get blinded out of the tournament. You’ve got to make some moves. Of course, you’ve also got to be sure you aren’t walking into AA….
