No Limit betting question

[Cry Havoc]

By your rationale, everyone called the all-in, not my pre-flop raise, b/c everyone wanted to knock out the short stack. But not everyone called, 4 people called, 5 folded.

Short Stack had low-suited connectors and panicked w/ the blinds at 600-1200 w. only 2700 left in his stack. It was easy to put him on that play.

All in all- I think I made a bad play that worked out. My post-flop 10k raise knocked everyone else out but the guy with the high-str8 draw. He missed, but he had better odds than I did on the turn and the river.

Anyway -- thanks for the advice AnthonyM, CH, and MIG. I'm inexperienced in tournaments and the analysis can only help. I knew at the time that my play was a gamble, but I went for it anyway, based on the reads I made of the other players. My reads were thrown off by the fact that nobody re-raised the all-in but, fortunately, I threw everyone else off by representing a monster on my post-flop bet.

EDIT: also ty to cannabis and midnightpulp (even though you're a laker fan)

I've been out of town all weekend and away from the discussion but I haven't been able to get that play off my mind.

This is a good post. It's also good that you're taking the right at ude -- not being all y just because you won the hand/tournament.

I don't think you made a horrible play. Not a great one (as others might think I was arguing for), but not horrible either. It's good that you weren't afraid to throw down and represent a bigger hand than you had. Just don't do it too often or good players will mark you.

[AnthonyM]

By your rationale, everyone called the all-in, not my pre-flop raise, b/c everyone wanted to knock out the short stack. But not everyone called, 4 people called, 5 folded.

Short Stack had low-suited connectors and panicked w/ the blinds at 600-1200 w. only 2700 left in his stack. It was easy to put him on that play.

All in all- I think I made a bad play that worked out. My post-flop 10k raise knocked everyone else out but the guy with the high-str8 draw. He missed, but he had better odds than I did on the turn and the river.

Anyway -- thanks for the advice AnthonyM, CH, and MIG. I'm inexperienced in tournaments and the analysis can only help. I knew at the time that my play was a gamble, but I went for it anyway, based on the reads I made of the other players. My reads were thrown off by the fact that nobody re-raised the all-in but, fortunately, I threw everyone else off by representing a monster on my post-flop bet.

EDIT: also ty to cannabis and midnightpulp (even though you're a laker fan)

I've been out of town all weekend and away from the discussion but I haven't been able to get that play off my mind.

No problem. I wasn't trying to be mean, but it's good that you're taking the criticism well. Just remember that you only bet there if you have a hand that you don't want to get beat, not to try to win the hand. At least, those are the basics. You can get into EV and all that but that takes a little while you learn. Also, because he was terrible (and so short stacked) he's likely coming into the hand with a huge range of hands there, and could have anything...another reason why you want more hands in the hand to hopefully beat him in case he draws out on you.