A8o on Final Table

[Mr Alacran]

I had been playing very tight during this FT and two or three hands previous to this one I had made my first re-steal from the button. What do you think? I coulda just folded the flop but I read him sooooooo weak on 3rd and 4th streets... I coulda just shoved the turn also. Feedback please.

full tilt poker Game #7211793045: $2 + $0.25 Tournament (54695314), Table 41 - 6000/12000 Ante 1500 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:51:46 ET - 2008/07/13
Seat 2: Mr Alacran (216,131)
Seat 4: deimus12 (42,814)
Seat 5: DFahl420 (315,025)
Seat 6: OakCliff Hammer (538,614)
Seat 7: thedrakeum (131,502)
Seat 8: schlep001 (135,033)
Seat 9: mslacker (321,881)
Mr Alacran antes 1,500
deimus12 antes 1,500
DFahl420 antes 1,500
OakCliff Hammer antes 1,500
thedrakeum antes 1,500
schlep001 antes 1,500
mslacker antes 1,500
DFahl420 posts the small blind of 6,000
OakCliff Hammer posts the big blind of 12,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Mr Alacran [8h Ac]
thedrakeum folds
schlep001 folds
thedrakeum: i probably should have gone all in there
mslacker has 15 seconds left to act
thedrakeum: lost my sack
mslacker folds
Mr Alacran: come on, give me some credit
DFahl420: lol
OakCliff Hammer: LOL
Mr Alacran has 15 seconds left to act
Mr Alacran raises to 27,250
deimus12 folds
DFahl420 folds
OakCliff Hammer calls 15,250
*** FLOP *** [7c 5h Qs]
OakCliff Hammer bets 12,000
Mr Alacran has 15 seconds left to act
Mr Alacran raises to 32,000
OakCliff Hammer calls 20,000
*** TURN *** [7c 5h Qs] [8c]
OakCliff Hammer bets 12,000
Mr Alacran calls 12,000
*** RIVER *** [7c 5h Qs 8c] [Ad]
OakCliff Hammer bets 155,000
Mr Alacran has 15 seconds left to act
Mr Alacran ???

 

[Munchrs]

i fold this p/f. As plaed if you fold here your an idiot, easy call imo

 

[Jillychemung]

Agree fold preflop. As played, call.

 

[Mr Alacran]

Yeah actually I called the river bet and he was holding 8-6o for a busted straight draw.. The reason I raised PF was because the table was getting passive and I needed some chips to play with, since I am quite aggresive post-flop.

 

[viking999]

At least raise a little more than that preflop. If I were BB I'd call with almost any two cards unless I were severely short stacked. If you're gonna steal the chip leader's BB (which I don't recommend), you have to at least do it with authority. I think a fold is best, but your small raise was probably the worst play you could make.

I also fail to understand why you made a weak flop bluff with no draw against the chip leader who bet into you. He obviously has something. Did you think he was going to fold to your raise when you were giving him 4.5:1 to call?

After the flop, I think the play was fine.