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[jsull]

Today I played a couple Single Table Satellites at the Borgata trying to get into the main event there. I was doing pretty good playing SQUEAKY tight in the $250 + 20 until this hand:

I'm in the BB with about 6.5K in chips (started with 4k). Blinds are at 400/800. 7 players remaining.

Cutoff Raises all-in (about 2K). I check my cards at this point and see QQ. CO has played very conservatively, but always weak post-flop.

Small blind Re-Raises All-in and has me covered. These two went at each other earlier and both had AK, with the SB being the aggresor. The SB is a VERY solid player. TAG and knows when to throw away a hand.

This looks like the SB wants to Isolate. Why would he want to isolate I ask myself. Something tells me, he's got middle to medium pocket pairs (88 thru JJ) or AK. Why else would he isolate?

So I called.

He had KK, and the CutOff had QJo taking one of my queens.

KK holds up, and I'm done.

So,........

Does my logic make sense for calling the All-In? I didn't see him having KK or AA, as he would WANT me to call it, right?

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side note: heard the dealers talking about the guy that took the first event (500 I think?). Anyway, the guy wins $171K and leaves the dealers a $28 dollar tip. The one dealer was livid talking about it. But he also said how well Daniel tipped when he won the Borgata Main Event, which is great to hear.

[gobears]

Your M is 5 and with QQ, this is an easy all-in. CO's M is below 2 and should be going in with any two cards. SB probably has a decent hand but it was just unlucky that he had one of the two starting hands that was better than yours.

[copernicus]

hmmmm..what bears said.....hey bears how did you do in the protege last night?

[PoppinFresh]

Easy call!

Just tough luck to be up against KK.

[gobears]

hmmmm..what bears said.....hey bears how did you do in the protege last night?

Was there one last night? I played in Today's..it's hard to keep track...

I finished 6th today so missed the next round by two. I was 6th out of 6 with blinds at 400/800 and needed to make a move. MP raised 3x to 2500, CO called. I jammed for my last 6K+ with AQo. BB comes OOT and MP and CO both fold.

BB had 99 so I was pleasantly surprised but I didn't hit my A or Q; almost bubble boy.

Didn't really like two players in before me but I was getting desperate.

[copernicus]

hmmmm..what bears said.....hey bears how did you do in the protege last night?

Was there one last night? I played in Today's..it's hard to keep track...

I finished 6th today so missed the next round by two. I was 6th out of 6 with blinds at 400/800 and needed to make a move. MP raised 3x to 2500, CO called. I jammed for my last 6K+ with AQo. BB comes OOT and MP and CO both fold.

BB had 99 so I was pleasantly surprised but I didn't hit my A or Q; almost bubble boy.

Didn't really like two players in before me but I was getting desperate.

It was today, but before my nap, so it was yesterday.

I was card dead and out in the 3rd round or so. I saw rocketwad in also...maybe he fared better.