tournament hand question

AC · Oct 13, 2005

just got knocked out of the bounty tournament at doyles and had a question about the hand.

I am in early position and get j-j..table play has been tight as the early maniacs have come and gone...blinds are 30-60 and I raise 4 x to make it 300.

I get one caller who seems to have been playing looser than the rest. he in the cutoff.

flop comes rainbow

6d 4h 9s

Pot is 690. I bet 240 to try and get a read. Immediately get re-raised all-in. I think about a sec...no flush...probably not a straight...maybe he has aa, kk, qq but didn't re-raise pre flop....doubtful they would have called with 6-6 or 9-9 to make a set

so I put him on A-K or A-q...sure enough I am right.....

only problem is they catch a queen on the turn and draw me out.

question is, did I play this right or should I have laid down the cards?

i'm not complaining about the beat, just want to know if I played it right.

thanks

AC

ProPokerPlayer · Oct 13, 2005

That early in a tourny..30/60....i dont want to take a chance the guys got a set or 2 over cards that could draw out on me.....im too passive i know but id probably lay it down in a big tourny...call in a freeroll or small buy-in....

AC · Oct 13, 2005

I was pretty sure he had a-k or a-q when I made the call. I wasn't worried about a set.

I checked the odds and and I am a 75% favorite at that point...i think if i have to do it again, I would call again...

oldirtyku · Oct 14, 2005

Ac,

You were right to call and u made a great read. You just got unlucky.

Ku

ThumperDragon · Oct 14, 2005

I think I would have turn down the "all in" card... I find, in tourney at Doyles and Intertops, you're better off waiting for a hand you are in charge of, I find too many player, too often, allow the MAJOR decision rest on someone else, I personally want to be the one throwing around the power of the all-in.

ProPokerPlayer · Oct 14, 2005

"I am a 75% favorite "

i realize that but i lose as a 95% fav everyday...that early in a tourny i dont want to be all-in with that edge...if the guy is playing that risky ill get a shot later at his chips as a 75% fav with 1 card to go or none!.....not saying u were wrong, just my theory on mtt's ...which isn't taking the pokerworld by storm.....lol