Thanks for all of the replies. The villian who shoved on my BB was someone who i know well and respect. At the time i wasn't too thrilled to be calling with
but looking at all of the factors, including my position at the table, (having the short stacks on my right and the big stacks on my left) i felt that, if i didn't take my chances here, i could quickly become the weakest dog for the rest of the pack to gang up on.
I agree that making snap decisions is usually not a good thing to do, but, i'd decided that, in this dog-eat-dog world of poker, my opponent would be shoving with a very wide range, so , i pretty much snap-called.
He showed
. I hit a 3 on the flop, which was enough to win the hand and send my poker buddy to the rails. He wasn't very impressed with my call, which is why i thought i'd ask for your thoughts on this board.
I went on to win the comp. Which was nice.
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