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[MikeyRy]

So basically, i was playing in a $5 entry fee tourney over at Ultimate Bet. I know its cheap but thats really all i can afford at the moment. A particular hand comes up thats extremely common..and i almost always go broke on and i figured i'd come to you guys for some help. Its early in the tournament, and i have about 1800 in chips (after starting with 1500). I look down at AJspades in late position and raise to about 3.5 times the big blind, and get two callers. The flop comes J-9-2 with two clubs. It's checked to me and i bet half the pot, and both call. The turn is a complete blank, and player A bets a small amount. I figure him for a weak J. Player B quickly calls, and i figure him for a club draw. I figure i cant let this draw hit, and push in for my last 700 or so. A folds immediately, and B calls. River is the A of clubs, and i lose to K-6 clubs. He tells me he was "pot comitted." Im by no means a newbie, but im also not an expert like smash or a large amount of you guys. Ive won a few of these multi table tourneyts from $5-$20, but this seems to be the beat that i take most often. Is there anything i can do? Any other way to play this hand? Should i avoid it all together?It really seems like the idiots always take down the pots and get the last words in the end.Thanks in response for the feedback and advice, Mike.

[apple11]

No you played the hand absolutley fine if he is going to put all his money on that draw then you should be happy, because 75% of the time you will win that hand and double up he just happend to get lucky and thats poker. But you played it right.

[dEv~]

maybe I'm too conservative but I don't like to put my tournament @ risk trying to protect a top pair top kicker hand. Just because u raised 3x the BB doesn't mean you're gonna get rid of the J 9 suited or obviously the K 6 suited. Sure it would be nice to win the pot but live to play another day. Better spots will come to put all your chips in the pot.