some people are just happy to be there, check this call out

[Dingodaddy23]

I had a 2:1 chip lead going into HU with this guy, he got his chips the hand before by calling my push with AQ with a 10/6 and catching a 6, then he wins it with this gem


#Game No : 4547727549
***** Hand History for Game 4547727549 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $33 Buy-in Trny:24981872 Level:6 Blinds(300/600) - Sunday, June 18, 23:40:13 ET 2006
Table Table 97376 (real money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 5: Mj23LBJ111 ( $4720 )
Seat 9: Hollowace ( $15280 )
Trny:24981872 Level:6
Blinds(300/600)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Mj23LBJ111 [ 8h, 9h ]
Mj23LBJ111: lol u had a 6
Mj23LBJ111 is all-In [4420]
Hollowace calls [4120].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kc, Jd, 5s ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ts ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
Mj23LBJ111 shows [ 8h, 9h ] high card king.
Hollowace shows [ Qd, 2h ] high card king.
Hollowace wins 9440 chips from the main pot with high card king with queen kicker.
Mj23LBJ111 finished in second place and won $90.

 

[t1riel]

All in with 8, 9 suited? A raise maybe but not all in.

 

[twizzybop]

All in with 8, 9 suited? A raise maybe but not all in.



Why not.. at best he'd be a 3:1 underdog .. 2 cards vs 2 cards.
The guy is in the money.. so he called. In this case you were the slight underdog pre-flop.

 

[robwhufc]

Yep, it's only 8 9 suited if he's called - the all-in move was better than the call, but that's how it goes sometimes. I bet he thinks he's a pro taking that down.

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

All in with 8, 9 suited? A raise maybe but not all in.

NL Texas Hold'em $33 Buy-in Trny:24981872 Level:6 Blinds(300/600) - Sunday, June 18, 23:40:13 ET 2006
Table Table 97376 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 5: Mj23LBJ111 ( $4720 )
Seat 9: Hollowace ( $15280 )

 

[ChuckTs]

the push was fine.
I hate hearing from people at my table "lol all in with xx??? what a donkey"
meanwhile they were the ones who just called half their stack with KT expecting to win.

Pushing and calling are two completely different things.

 

[Stick66]

I've just started to examine the power of Suited Connectors after seeing the issue come up on a WPT episode. I guess it's the best type of hand with which to go up against AA.

A pro probably would have had no problem betting all-in with 98h. As an amateur, I actually would have folded & gave up my 300 SB. I like a little better hand to go all-in with my short-but-not-yet-desperate stack. Maybe that's why I'm not pro yet.