calling the 3bet

[Ironside]

i called the 3 bet in the hope the raiser would shove but he flatted wasnt the worst option for me but it left 7k+ back
was leading flop right option or should i have checked to let him bluff at it?

PokerStars Game #62132022081: Tournament #2011050191, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (250/500) - 2011/05/15 18:13:23 WET [2011/05/15 13:13:23 ET]
Table '2011050191 985' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Ironside (27590 in chips)
Seat 2: stnfilagr (24425 in chips)
Seat 3: Comeback2008 (38637 in chips)
Seat 4: malatok°1 (26305 in chips)
Seat 5: fassano (37441 in chips)
Seat 6: IQspndR (15833 in chips)
Seat 7: Oord (8106 in chips)
Seat 8: jaszvitez45 (43597 in chips)
Seat 9: vexeli (24200 in chips)
Ironside: posts the ante 60
stnfilagr: posts the ante 60
Comeback2008: posts the ante 60
malatok°1: posts the ante 60
fassano: posts the ante 60
IQspndR: posts the ante 60
Oord: posts the ante 60
jaszvitez45: posts the ante 60
vexeli: posts the ante 60
vexeli: posts small blind 250
Ironside: posts big blind 500
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Ironside [ ]
stnfilagr: folds
Comeback2008: folds
malatok°1: folds
fassano: folds
IQspndR: raises 833 to 1333
Oord: raises 6713 to 8046 and is all-in
jaszvitez45: folds
vexeli: folds
Ironside: calls 7546
IQspndR: calls 6713
*** FLOP *** [ ]
Ironside: bets 2500
IQspndR: folds
Uncalled bet (2500) returned to Ironside
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ironside: shows [ ] (two pair, Kings and Fours)
Oord: shows [ ] (a pair of Fours)
Ironside collected 24928 from pot
Oord finished the tournament in 8636th place
sven19691969 is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 24928 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: Ironside (big blind) showed [ ] and won (24928) with two pair, Kings and Fours
Seat 2: stnfilagr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Comeback2008 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: malatok°1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: fassano folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: IQspndR folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Oord showed [ ] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 8: jaszvitez45 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: vexeli (small blind) folded before Flop

[redarmi]

I prefer leading the flop.  If he has an overpair he is raising/calling here anyway and he may think a hand like AK/AQ is good.

[piestack]

i prefer checking the flop for the reasons listed above
if you are gonna bet i dont understand why not just shove? shirley betting so small looks so strong?

[AlexMartin]

i prefer checking the flop for the reasons listed above
if you are gonna bet i dont understand why not just shove? shirley betting so small looks so strong?

+1

[EvilPie]

Given his stack I can't see how it makes any difference what you do.

You might as well shove to be honest. Make yourself look a bit desperate maybe.

If he's got a decent hand he's calling, if not he's passing.

If you check to him he checks back anything that he's not calling a shove with.

More chance of him calling AK or AQ with 2 to come.