this one gave me a sleepless night last night so here goes
final table at local casino blinds 4-8k i have a comfortable 94k
dealt
in small blind cutt off limps, i limp, big blind checks. the cutt off and the big blind are the 2 chip leaders
flop comes
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i lead out for 15k, big blind calls, cutt off folds
turn comes
, completing the rainbow
i lead out for 25k, after a little deliberation big blind pushes all-in
so therefore i have to call 50k to win the 149k pot
after a lot of thinking i decide to call and of course he had the 9
my thinking behind all this that first of all i didnt want to raise pre-flop against the 2 chip leaders out of position. i didnt want to go all-in because i had seen the cutt off make some crazy all in calls so calling the 4k to win 24k seemed the best option.
the flop seems a very good flop for me. i have to admit he played it well by just calling, i put him on 2 overs. when the turn comes a 5 i know that it cant have improved his hand, so thats what made the all-in so confusing.
also, i had already laid a big hand down on the table and he had already shown a big bluff to the chip leader at the time.
opinions please?