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All In Or Fold… I Did Neither
Heads up for the title and I’m out chipped by about 10:1. We’ve been playing heads up for about 20 minutes at this point and I’m hanging tight. I’ve moved in a couple of times and he’s folded. I’m to the point that I really can’t call a raise so he’s moving me all in when he raises (typically from the button). I look down at 77. I obviously can’t fold here and would probably take the pot down here with an all in (my opponent confirmed this after the game). Instead I choose to raise and try to win a big pot.
A pretty terrible flop for my sevens but I do have an inside straight draw. I check giving up the lead and the button makes a reasonable bet which I call.
Trips on the turn puts 4 to a straight out there but I’m backed into a corner at this point. I move in and get called instantly by J9 for a made straight. I fail to fill up on the river when an Ace comes and the tourney is over.
I knew when I raised preflop I could be getting myself into trouble. In all honesty I may have been getting a bit antsy but I was really hoping to get a double up to gain some traction. Going into heads up 10:1 or 15:1 I knew I was in for an uphill battle and figured that this hand was as good a time as any to try and make my move.