OK, this is from the game that I play in each week, this particular hand from last night.
There are 3 players left of the 7 that started. We have decided to chop the prize pool so that 3rd gets the buyin back, 2nd 2x, and 1st 4x, but the league point stay the same, given to 1st and 2nd only. I have just over 11k, my opponent about 7k, and the other guy about 5k and this is the last hand before blinds go up to 300/600, they are 200/400 now. I'm on the button and I find 33. I raise it to 1200, my opponent in the SB doubles the total, making 1200 more to me. The BB folds and I think about it, going through a mental checklist of possible hands he could have, the play I would make if I did/didn't hit my set, how much I would have if I called and won or lost, etc. I make a crying call almost and we go to the flop. The pot is roughly 6k.
Flop:
Alrighty! I hit my set. I believe the BB bet out and I called it.
Turn:
Alright, so now I'm scared of the flush, but I can't afford to be scared. The BB bets about 1600 and I decide to push. It is about a 3/4 pot sized bet but it would put him all in. BB hems and haws and we have a small discussion of what he is holding. I didn't think he'd do this if he didn't have the flush or a straight, but I figure he has a big heart.....literally and figuratively. He decides to call and turns over
The river is the 7 of clubs and he is eliminated.
So, whaddya think? Would you have made that call preflop and how would you have played it if you did or did not hit your set?
Thanks,
Jason
