$5 Pot Limit Tourney on Bodog
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 20:15I play in this because it usually ends around the same time as I need to hit the sheets.
I made the final table 4th in chips. After about 1 hour it was down to heads up and I was trailing. Here's the hand that sealed the tourney for me.
Davega $41903.00
cbizzle23 $51097.00
Blinds 1600/800 with 150 ante
Cards Dealt:
Davega: 
cbizzle23: 
Davega raise $2400
cbizzle23 call $1600
Flop: 
Yeah Baby
Thought for a minute....with an ace, the normal play is to check. I'd tried good bluffs against this guy 3x and he called each time. So I decided to pot bet for confusion.
Davega bets $6700
cbizzle23 raises $26800 (it's working)
Davega all-in $31853
cbizzle 23 calls $11753
Turn: 
River: 
Davega wins pot $83806
cbizzle 23 down to $9194
I finished him off 3 hands later. The previous bluff attempts and betting rather than checking the flop made this a happy ending.....at least for me.
Comments
I agree with your reasoning but this guy had called several bets previously so I followed the same pattern and got paid off.
Cashed squat......a measly $95 but I have to play tourneys that end at a reasonable hour during the work week. This is a quickie. And don't like playing big buy-in online too much unless I satellite in.
The only reason he raises it up is because he thinks his king is good. (He can't possibly put you on an ace with that flop.)
I think you've got to check or bet smaller (ie. a weak continuation bet) -and give him a chance to catch up.
just my two cents.
btw, how much did you cash?
(and what are you playing in a $5 tourney for anyways Dave - I thought you were a heavy hitter.)