okay hes not a moron. he was raising preflop with q low suited and that was probably his best hand of the night. that said...


thinking that i had the only pocket pair (or the highest pocket pair at the table) i have about 40% chance to win straight up against AK and KJ (more chance than either of them separately).

It would have been 55/45 if it was heads up and I wouldve taken those odds due to the hesitation of the rest of the table (seriously, people were taking 3 or 4min each to fold).

my mistake i suppose was that i didnt try to read LP at all. i assumed he would fold to an all in bet. if he called and showed qq kk or aa i would understand, but it boggles me that he thought he had a chance with 2 all-ins. 1 had to have ak or better, right?

and i agree with your advice, i shouldve waited for a better hand. but i really wanted to go heads up and take my chances, i had a very good feeling a lot of AI's outs were gone. I wouldve done the same with 2-2.

however, the goal here is to grow as a poker player and i know attitude has much to do with that, and while i think you are looking too much at the particular cards (allinlife) in the situation, you bring up a valid point. my response is that poker does become instinctual at some point and for some reason, huge mistake or not, i thought that i would be a large favorite with any pocket pair to his all in.

i suppose i cant really justify my play but id like you to at least understand it. although i agree with you 100% on my fault of raising so hard preflop (but that had become standard by that point).

thanks.