I'm begining to wonder if this is a weakness in my game or if other players are just morons! I'm becoming increasingly amazed by some of the all-in calls I'm seeing both online and B&M.
Personally I won't call someone's all in unless I am a) confident I'm ahead OR b) It is less than 10% my stack to call and will take someone out OR c) I'm short stacked and there is real value in the pot that justify the play rather than waiting for the big hand.
For example, I have 1500 chips in a 10 seater NL tourney with 6 people left. I'm in a mid-late position and raise 400 chips with KQs a raise of 4BB and the SB goes all-in for all my chips. I think about it and conclude I'm against a made pair or at best Ace high so I fold. So many of the players I play every day would call there but I have no problem at all laying that hand or better even down!!
The reason I raise the topic is because of the amount of times I'm being called by inferior hands that are hitting and wondering why on earth they called in the first place!!
Unless someone can provide insite into my game and can convince me that calling all-in with A3s when you MUST KNOW you're against a better kicker is a good play then I guess this topic is a bit of a misnomer given I can't change what people call with.
Maybe its just been one of those nights. Had AKs busted by 67o - lol (that time I called the all-in)
