Short handed limit question
I was playing a 5 handed limit sng this morning on Pacific. Hadn't played a hand for the first 20 or so hands. Have 750 or so in chips. I get QQ under the gun and raise. Get a re raise from the button who had been very aggressive and had short chipped 3 other people (I was in 2nd). I re raise him and he caps. The board is A 5 3 rainbow. I check call him down. I thought about folding but this just seemed too weak. He flips the A 10 off. The blinds were 15/30 at this point. Given the starting stack and that I was presently in 2nd was this the correct play, or should I have been mr weak/tight and fold to the A. Given this was pacific I think the button could have a pair like 10's and still capped preflop early. Anythoughts? I did go on to win it after fighting mr big stack from a low of 130 chips. It also helped that my KQ suited hit the straight to his AK off after a cap fest.
Comments
I often have this problem too in low buy-in SnGs. I assume (based on early hands shown) that almost everyone at the table is a moron and plays weak cards. It gets me into a lot of trouble because I don't think I am beat when they push back on aggression (i.e. overpair to a low board for example). This is where I usually lose a lot of chips. So then the next game I play a little more conservatively and then they show their 9 high bluff after I fold - you just can't win! On that flop I could picture my opponent with something like K2, K4 easily based on the cards that many showdown.
I think you did the right thing for your read, it's limit after all, you aren't putting too much of your stack at risk. No A on the flop and you are golden.
I think that is too weak...I don't think you're wrong in check calling down the hand but I would have re-raised post-flop to get a better idea of where I stand...if he comes back at me then I'm sure he's on an A and I likely dump otherwise I likely by myself a free card on the turn.