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[gregdon8]

Hey everyone. Yesterday was a day of mixed emotions as poker often is.Harrah's was hosting there bi-weekly 250 dollar tourney. The good thing about this tourney is that the structure is great. They have 45 min levels and start you with 2000 in chips, blinds at 25-25. Not like most weekly tourneys where they are all-in fests. So those who are near AC come on down to play.The tournmanet was starting at 12, and I got down to AC at 1030. I didn't want to buy in for the whole 250, for bankroll reasons. Not that I couldnt afford it, but I have had success at single table sattelites in the past, and figured I would give it a shot for 30 bucks. I got heads up with a very agressive player who held a 2-1 chip lead. I knew by slowpaying big hands I would break him and that was exactly what happened, first with a straight he doubled me up. Then I ended it when with AJ I limped in, and the flop came J-J-5. I checked it as did he the turn was the 8. He made a big bet more than half of his stack and I pushed him in, and so I was in.Just as a side note I have found these one table satellites to be very easy, as I won 2 of 3 entered at the USPC at the Taj this year, and three of four entered this year. Wondering if anyone else feels that way?In the tourney I built my chips up to $5,000 from $2,000 after the first three levels, hitting two pair once, and trips twice (once uncalled, once almost doubling up).Probably about four tables left when the following hands came up. I was the chip leader at my table ($10,000) with one solid player ($7,500 chips) and the rest rather weak predictable players. The solid player raised it 3x BB from MP ($600) and was re-raised from a player who was doing that with AJ-AK throughout to ($1400). I looked down and found KK with already 2500 in the pot I went all in forcing anyone that would play, to do it for all of their chips. Of course I was called by the initial raiser who had what else but AA. Now the funny part was that the re-raiser thought for like five minutes with AQo.This left me with around 2000. A little later I was on the button when everyone folded to me with 10-10. I made it 600 and the SB called. Flop came K-5-5 he checked and with about 1400 and the pot at 1400 I went all in and he quickly called with KJ, to knock me out.I am happy with the way I played the last hand, but was there any way to get away from the KK, without losing so many chips? If I only raise 4,000 and he then goes all in I prob would be able to get away from hand even though I would have almost half my chips in pot,as AA pretty much would be written across his face at that point. I don think so but wondering other opinions? Sorry for long post.

[Vade]

I don't like it. You only had 1/4 of your chips in the pot before going all in. 4000 is a good number to raise to, and I think you CAN get away from the hand

[gregdon8]

"Vade" said:

I don't like it. You only had 1/4 of your chips in the pot before going all in. 4000 is a good number to raise to, and I think you CAN get away from the hand

Did you mean you dont like my play with 10-10?

[Vade]

I was talking about the KK hand that took most of your chips

[gregdon8]

Yeah I totally agree. I have been kicking myself for that play.If the stacks were smaller, let say I had 4400 and the solid player like 3000. And lets say that the blinds are 25-50. The solid player raises to 150, and is reraised to 600. Do you think in that siuation a raise to 1300 would be about right? I am just wondering if with smaller stacks you should still not apply the pressure. If i do that than the re-raiser would be getting almost three to one on his money and would call me with AQ. I didnt even consider the first raiser to have that big a hand obviously, and was more concerned with getting the reraiser to fold his big ace.Does that rational make it the right play?

[Vade]

Sounds good.Without being too rigid, if I'm reraising, usually I make it about three times the original raise.This is an amount that often puts the opponent on a very tough decision, without overbetting the pot.He bets 500, I make it 1500 etc