Yeah U are all correct that I probably should have called-i've done the simulations and I would have been a big favourite, I just wanted more opinions, but like flushy says its all so easy away from the table when its not your money and tournament life on the line,
I also dont think folding here was totally the incorrect- taking into consideration my other arguments that the money did mean something-even if it was only another £50 on top to finish in 3rd and that I was confident I could get to 3 handed without really playing many hands- even with your argument totalise that many better spots might not come up,
What was also in my thought process was the 2 short stacks will probably try and double up with marginal hands and a good chance they will get knocked out and the other dude who had raised me in this pot would prbably hang himself against one of the big stacks- and thats exactly what happened
The first smaller stack had managed to get his up to about 18k when he was on the button he raised my big blind all in and I looked down to
now this was an instant call for me- nobody else in pot, nobody behind me and I would have around 14k left even after I call- I called he didnt hit then there were 5 players,
next was the erratic player who had been making big plays with peesh such as this hand in discussion, it was actually me that knocked him out- he called from sb when I was BB I checked my K9, flop came K9x with 2 diamonds, he went all in with a flush draw and I called my top 2 pair and hit the boat
then the other smaller stack got kocked out
after quite a few hands of play when it was 3 handed I had managed to work my way up to about 2nd in chips with about 77k in chips when this hand came down- blinds were 2.5k/5k I was sb and button flat called and I called the extra 2.5k with
, the BB then min raised 5k and the button called- a lot in the pot so I called to see what the flop would bring- flop came
- I could sense the raiser had something- at least an ace with his initial raise so I just checked in the hope he would give me a free card, he did the button checked too- then a
came on turn giving me a pair and flush draw- I still didnt want to bet as I could sense he had something big so I checked again to see where I was- BB checked and button checked- the river brought me a
which was my jackpot card(unless a higher flush-but not throwing this away 3 handed) so I check he puts in massive raisde- button folds and I go all in- the BB calls and shows his 2 pair A5
I also got quizzed how I could play
to a min raise- but IMO he played it terribly giving me those free cards just because he had 2 pair, and for the extra 5k I had to call there was 25k in the pot
In the end up we chopped 1st and 2nd prize for £210 each after 7 hours of play- I understand it may not have been the right move to fold the
at that point but perhaps it was the wrong move at the right time cuz it kinda worked out for me in the end
p.s. at one point I had 200,000 to 30,000 chips lead but he chipped away at my blinds while waiting for a hand to put him in- he was going all in every hand while I was getting 45os, 83os etc eventually I put him all in with K5 and he called with A2- the first card out was a King and I thought the tourney was mine but he rivered ane ace to put us at roughly 100/130 in my favour-thats when asked did I want a deal and I agreed even although it was in my favour I was shattered as it was 3a.m and I also knew the next hand that wins will probably win the tourney so it coulda easily been a coinflip so all in all I was happy with the £210