Early MTT flopped two pair

[dufferdevon]

pokerstars Game #22021455265: Tournament #119388164, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/11/13 23:13:45 ET
Table '119388164 152' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ESP Kid (1170 in chips)
Seat 2: Andrew01186 (2910 in chips)
Seat 3: blossomnani (1330 in chips)
Seat 4: crazygntoy (1720 in chips)
Seat 5: gypsie63 (3390 in chips)
Seat 6: Moosabman (1380 in chips)
Seat 7: chipmagnet08 (1520 in chips)
Seat 8: pone1280 (1660 in chips)
Seat 9: djgolfcan (3210 in chips)
ESP Kid: posts small blind 10
Andrew01186: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to djgolfcan [As Tc]
blossomnani: folds
crazygntoy: calls 20
gypsie63: raises 40 to 60
Moosabman: folds
chipmagnet08: folds
pone1280: calls 60
djgolfcan: calls 60
ESP Kid: folds
Andrew01186: calls 40
crazygntoy: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ah Ts]
Andrew01186: checks
crazygntoy: checks
gypsie63: bets 220
pone1280: calls 220
djgolfcan: raises 280 to 500 (Reason for the smallish raise is I want to find out where I stand, see if someone has KJ or set)
Andrew01186: folds
crazygntoy: calls 500
gypsie63: calls 280
pone1280: folds
*** TURN *** [Qc Ah Ts] [4d]
crazygntoy: bets 200
gypsie63: folds
djgolfcan: calls 200 (After the flat calls, I slow down)
*** RIVER *** [Qc Ah Ts 4d] [3d]
crazygntoy: bets 960 and is all-in
djgolfcan: ??

 

[Jack Daniels]

Call. You're getting over 2.5 to 1 to call and you're a 6 to 1 favorite at this point if your opponent only starts this hand with top 30% of hands including any pair. If he slow played a set, then more power to him as he hid it really well.

 

[p0K35]

humm, had to think about this a little...

I'm drinking, oops with JD. The way you played the hand, gotta call.

3 Things jump out at me:

1.You button, that preflop min raise from MP is a little suspect.

2.

(Reason for the smallish raise is I want to find out where I stand, see if someone has KJ or set)

Huh, what? That won't work, or better yet, what did you find out?

Bet more here? Really, find out where you are at. This is your chance to get away from the hand, instead of posting "what should I do here".

3.With the 2 blanks(Not, wheel draw!) on the turn and river, I doubt they improved. Though you a little pot committed...

You have to call.

 

[dufferdevon]

Thanks guys, I did call and thankfully he turned over AK and I took it down.

 

[ncscout]

I am a long way from a pro but I would have definately called his all in like you did. I probably would have raised his 200 bet at turn though to see what he would do. 2 pair aces and tens at that point definately odds on favorite to win.

 

[pokerking123]

great play, 2 pair is a great hand because a lot of players don't realize it, they are more worried about flushes and trips.

 

[Theblueduce]

I liked your way of thinking on the flop to see where your at......That is a smart play there and it worked out for you. Now, has he spent some time studying like you have he would have not been so proud of that top pair.

 

[Ihatecowboys]

PokerStars Game #22021455265: Tournament #119388164, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/11/13 23:13:45 ET

call, instantly. people bet anything in these kind of tournaments, and while it would be an almost terrible hand to call with usually, thats what would make it a decent call.

 

[ToVer]

Seeing as the buy-in is low, at this level alot of people over play there aces. The hands that have you beat are AQ 25 KJ and a set. On a board like that you can rule out 25.
A set would be unlikely, because of the high cards on the board would mean set of 10's Queens or aces. They don't call 500 with 4's or 3's. KJ or AQ are left as the scare hands that beat you. And seeing as you have a playable stack left if he turns over 1 of these hands. It's pretty much a must call in my opinion. And if he has AQ or KJ he played them with max-value and correctly.

 

[ChurchSkiz]

I would have called but would not have felt bad about folding with the possibility of villain having AQ or KJ.

I guess it depends on if the villain was playing good poker and slowplaying before this hand or acting crazy.