How does he make this call?
 

Damn this guy. I know it's not really a "bad beat" but come on!!!!!!!!!!!

I literally hadn't played a hand since Level I. I knew he was stealing the blinds with a "decent" hand. I was just gonna resteal and be done with it. How do you call with KQ off against an out of position reraise against the tightest player at the table? Especially with those chip counts! Fuck!

I'm not trying to sound like a bitch, but every fucking tourney I've ever played on Stars tons of hands like this where somebody is catching up. They've worked for me and against me, but it's insane!!!

And you know I'm screaming no ace, no ace, before the turn card comes. :mad:
PokerStars Game #1690283377: Tournament #7892391, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/05/13 - 14:34:59 (ET)
Table '7892391 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: nalastorm (1770 in chips)
Seat 3: Amalie25 (595 in chips)
Seat 5: splitcritter (1820 in chips)
Seat 6: babkuzy (3465 in chips)
Seat 8: Riddles7 (4310 in chips)
Seat 9: PShabi (1540 in chips)
PShabi: posts small blind 50
nalastorm: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PShabi [As Tc]
Amalie25: folds
splitcritter: folds
babkuzy: raises 200 to 300
Riddles7: folds
PShabi: raises 1240 to 1540 and is all-in
nalastorm: folds
babkuzy: calls 1240
*** FLOP *** [Th Js 2c]
*** TURN *** [Th Js 2c] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [Th Js 2c Ah] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PShabi: shows [As Tc] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
babkuzy: shows [Ks Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
babkuzy collected 3180 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3180 | Rake 0
Board [Th Js 2c Ah Kh]
Seat 2: nalastorm (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Amalie25 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: splitcritter folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: babkuzy showed [Ks Qd] and won (3180) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 8: Riddles7 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: PShabi (small blind) showed [As Tc] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens

Crazy hand. I don't like your move with the AT, but his move with KQ is even worse ... so I guess you win there. Too bad he got ya.

Similar thing happened to me last night. I was playing in Stars $20+2, and there were over 650 entrants. 1st was close to $4k, 2nd was close to $2k, and even 3rd was above $1k. When it got down to 190 left, I found myself in very good position: somewhere b/n 15-20th in chips. I was about 5 or 6 grand higher than the chip average, and natrually, I was feeling really good.

Maybe a little too good. :) I made ONE mistake (in about 2 hours) and it cost me half my stack. Then, (I guess on tournament-tilt?) I made another mistake. In two hands (not back to back) I found myself below the chip average, and in the compromised position of having to fold or go all-in.

At that point, I went all in w/ AKs. I got called by 2 people. One had QQ, the other had AJo. Queens held up.

As hard as it is ... it's very important to not make that single mistake - because realistically, it could mean the difference between placing deep or busting out before you even get ITM. That's why, IMO, tournaments are not only harder to beat than ring games, but they are more dynamic and complex.

As Bill Fillmaff would say, "Just play perfect poker all the time."

Not as easy as it sounds, Bill. :)