Hi all,
I have just been busted from this tournament and I have a mixture of feelings about how I played my hand.
I was dealt KK when in 43rd position out of 123 players left (461 started), 50 spots paid.
Blinds were 300-600 and I had around 20k, a bit less than my enemies in this hand.
UTG +1 raises 2,5 bb, UTG+2 calls, MP2 re-raises 3 times the original bet. I stop here and think: raise, call, re-raise... uhmmm, smells like someone having a really big hand and probably not wanting to fold pre-flop to a re-raise or all-in from me, so I decided just to call and, depending on the other guys actions (I spoke last) I would decide what to do. I also thought that if the flop was favorable (low cards, no aces) I could extract more than if I just went all-in pre-flop, though I know that is a risky business but hey, if you don't risk, you don't win.
The first raiser folds pre-flop so we were 3 to the flop, which came low with 2 hearts (you can smell the tragedy here already, can't you?) Check, check, my turn: 15k on the pot, 15ish k behind me: ALL IN. Call from UTG+2, MP2 folds (I think he could have folded QQ there!)
My enemy shows AK of hearts and yes, a third heart hits the turn and I was out.
What do you guys think? All in pre-flop against possible AA or just call, wait for flop and post action and get more potential reward by playing slow?
I know next time will be an all in pre-flop or even a 4 bet depending on the amount of blinds left...
Thanks
