Was this the time to call all-in?

**martyal** · 30-05-2011, 10:50 PM

Hi,
Your thoughts please on my calling all-in on this hand.

Entry into Canberra Anzpt satellite $425.00 via winning $11.00 rebuy. Made my way down to last 2 tables and at this stage am about 9/17. Chip leader joins the table and has at least 3 times stack of everyone else.(been on table for about 10 mins and I have watched him on his previous table) He is pushing all in or raising to everyones stack size and monstering the table. He is pushing with a wide range and getting lucky, hitting the board and knocking people out. 2 hands prior he pushed and I almost called with QTc. If I had of called, I would have rivered a flush. He showed 5 9d or something like that.
At this stage most of the stack sizes are under 10 000. A double up here would have put me close to the top. Considering the the top 4 got ANZPT tickets and the next two got cash. I am kicking myself for getting involved.
Should I have let him go and wait for a better opportunity? I felt like he was pushing with any two cards and with my AKo, i would be ahead preflop (Which I was)

As an online player my statistics would show I am one of the 97% of players who don't make money. I don't have the time to grind away like online winning players do. So I have chosen to try and satellite into these anzpt games in an attempt to play in a quality live tourney. Pub poker just shits me and StarCity tourneys clash with my work and family.

Have a look and let me know (constructive criticism only please.)

PokerStars Game #62693870840: Tournament #388371935, $400+$25 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2011/05/29 22:27:34 AEST [2011/05/29 8:27:34 ET]
Table '388371935 3' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: TONY UNIQUE (8911 in chips)
Seat 2: WantIPlay (3626 in chips)
Seat 3: WhiteRabbito (3725 in chips)
Seat 4: Colmillo_82 (29860 in chips)
Seat 5: DRJAJ (4036 in chips)
Seat 6: jo2jo74 (4184 in chips)
Seat 7: almarty67 (4718 in chips)
Seat 8: powx4 (5480 in chips)
Seat 9: redrobin (4166 in chips)
powx4: posts small blind 100
redrobin: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to almarty67 [Kd Ah]
TONY UNIQUE: folds
WantIPlay: folds
WhiteRabbito: folds
Colmillo_82: raises 9200 to 9400
DRJAJ: folds
jo2jo74: folds
almarty67: calls 4718 and is all-in
powx4: folds
redrobin: folds
Uncalled bet (4682) returned to Colmillo_82
*** FLOP *** [8h 6d Qs]
*** TURN *** [8h 6d Qs] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [8h 6d Qs Jc] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Colmillo_82: shows [Js Kc] (a pair of Jacks)
almarty67: shows [Kd Ah] (high card Ace)
Colmillo_82 collected 9736 from pot
almarty67 finished the tournament in 17th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9736 | Rake 0
Board [8h 6d Qs Jc 3h]
Seat 1: TONY UNIQUE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: WantIPlay folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: WhiteRabbito folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Colmillo_82 showed [Js Kc] and won (9736) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 5: DRJAJ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: jo2jo74 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: almarty67 (button) showed [Kd Ah] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 8: powx4 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: redrobin (big blind) folded before Flop

**Tony** · 30-05-2011, 11:19 PM

Just got unlucky bro, Sounds like a bad beat story to me.

**DaNRL** · 30-05-2011, 11:24 PM

With less than half the average stack, you're not going to finish in the top 4 by folding AK pre - that should be enough of an answer

**InTheWhiskaz** · 30-05-2011, 11:37 PM

You are still quite a way from the bubble and you are going to need to get chips to get into the money. You've got to figure given he's pushing wide that you've over 60% equity in the hand. You're going to be waiting a while to get better opportunities than that.

**Elvis** · 31-05-2011, 05:23 AM

I've sat'd into a few APPT/ANZPT's thru doing exactly what you have. Also look at the $265 Seat onlys.

Insta call there, every time.

**martyal** · 31-05-2011, 09:06 PM

Cheers for that. Often finding myself around this end of a tourney with mid to low stack and just shy of the prize. (especially in the turbo sats) I suppose it is a leak in my game, not building enough of a stack and getting to a point where it is jam or fold.
thanks.