Someone please explain this call.......

[Matt50]

Playing in the $50k $100 rebuy tonight, down to about 70 players, blinds at 300/600.  Would someone please explain to me why this person made this call.

In early position i am dealt  .  I go all in for 5.5k.  Guy in mid position with about 18k calls, still with 2 players behind him with 20k plus chips who could come over the top.

His hand  .  Needless to say the  came on the river.

But why did he call here - for nearly 1/3 of his stack, still with players to act behind him who could come over the top, and what could he possibly expect to be beating....... he is just hoping to get lucky.

Please also tell me that i am right in thinking that this was a terrible call by him - otherwise i will need to look at my own game very closely!

[TightEnd]

Not the worst I've seen

you push your 9x bb in, he's not thinking you've got a monster you want action with is he?

at worst he probably thinks he's a 40-60% shot with a 13k stack if he loses and presumably the two blinds need something big to re-raise and protect you.

[celtic]

yeah i agree with rich, make it 1800 - 2400 he probably doesnt call. The all in shove makes the hand transparent and he probably sees kq as good as AK and racing. Having said that i see your point, it's not a call i make but this is ipoker i presume and have seen a lot worse.

[I KNOW IT]

I think if he calls you for 5500 he definately calls for 1800 just a little bit quicker. Not a fan of the call btw.
Was he French?

[celtic]

having said all that i made a similar call against alex martin last who showed with a pair when i had aq as i felt i was racing, but fro me aq is diff to kq. contradiction? who knows.

[celtic]

I think if he calls you for 5500 he definately calls for 1800 just a little bit quicker. Not a fan of the call btw.
Was he French?

but does he call the push on the flop with k high?

[I KNOW IT]

I think if he calls you for 5500 he definately calls for 1800 just a little bit quicker. Not a fan of the call btw.
Was he French?

but does he call the push on the flop with k high?

Doubt it , but you said if he makes it 1800 - 2400 he probably doesnt call. I disagree I still think he calls, but in making it 1800 would have allowed him to win the pot postflop by moving in with his remainding chips I agree.
I fold KQ for 5500 btw
 

[Matt50]

Wasnt really looking for analysis of my bet, i was aware that i could have raised to 1800-2400, but decided to make the all in move at this particular time.

Just find it hard to fathom how someone is willing to put in that many chips in that position.

By the way he probably would have made the call after the flop as there were 3 spades on the board and he had the queen.

[celtic]

Wasnt really looking for analysis of my bet, i was aware that i could have raised to 1800-2400, but decided to make the all in move at this particular time.

Just find it hard to fathom how someone is willing to put in that many chips in that position.

By the way he probably would have made the call after the flop as there were 3 spades on the board and he had the queen.

in that case matt, then in answer to your question. Bad call imo. not surprised tho.

[TightEnd]

Just find it hard to fathom how someone is willing to put in that many chips in that position.

really? Not trying to be disrespectful but its not even on the radar of odd calls that one experiences in my opinion


p.s I am a nit, I pass KQ there

[Matt50]

i agree that there are many worse calls - but i was thinking more along the lines of the fact that it was a $100 rebuy, for me that is a big tournament, maybe not so much for him.  If it was a $5 then i could understand it a lot more.

[TightEnd]

i agree that there are many worse calls - but i was thinking more along the lines of the fact that it was a $100 rebuy, for me that is a big tournament, maybe not so much for him.  If it was a $5 then i could understand it a lot more.

impossible to say

if its out of your bankroll then you could be at an inherent disadvantage..

[LuckyLloyd]

Tis a crap call. But thats why I love tournaments. They are full of awful players.

[celtic]

Tis a crap call. But thats why I love tournaments. They are full of awful players.

that always seem to get lucky with bad calls sigh

[LeKnave]

coz its ipoker.