UTG = solid player. Showed a lot of good hands at showdown. Tight agressive player.

Button = very loose aggressive

Me = I had a tight image all tourney long. People respected my raises and bets. Top 2 in the money. This situation comes up :

PokerStars No Limit Hold-em Tourney ($3.00+$0.25), Big Blind is t200 (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from triple-t
(Format: PokerForums.org)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB (t805)
UTG (t3020)
Button (t2315)
Hero (t2860)
Hero is SB with .
Pre-Flop:
UTG raises to t600, Button raises to t2315 All-In, 2 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (Pot=t4930) (2 players, 1 all-in)


Turn: (Pot=t4930) (2 players, 1 all-in)


River: (Pot=t4930) (2 players, 1 all-in)


Results in white below:
UTG has Kc Ac, A Pair of Tens
Button has 7d 7h, Two Pairs, Tens and Sevens
Button wins t4930 from Main Pot.



I was 100% sure I'm either beat or coin flip situation. In this situation, I would of won, but because I folded, one player would be severely crippled and I had a shot to finish ITM and win. I knew I could outplay anybody on the table. So I folded. I was right about the tight aggressive player. He had AK. I did not want to coin flip my tourney life. My read was right +, I knew I could outplay anybody, and that'S what happened. I finish first ! I call wouldn't of been bad either, but I felt at that time, a fold was better for me.

Moral of the story : it's ok to fold a big hand, if you don't need to gamble. Especially if you know you are the best at the table.

So... you folded the best hand? Congrats.

Originally Posted by T-Bird

I don't see how you would've won, am I missing something?

He wouldn't have but QQ > AK so he folded the best hand.

great fold with QQ. Many people would make the mistake of calling there. I easily fold QQ thinking its the best hand but with a short stack hanging around and 2 all-ins 4-handed, this should be an easy fold given the stack sizes. WP, sir


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hmmm just re read post and saw top 2 get paid. Very tough situation. If it paid top 3 it would be a very easy fold, but as if you think you're beat then fold. No reason to not go against your reads.