I wish I could remember the hand better. Basically, I had position on him and he opened in EP. I decided to smooth call with TT. The flop came J high (Jxx - no real draws). He made a CB, I raised, and he pushed in on me. I thought for a while and of course folded.
We got to talking in the lobby later that day, and he said he put me on 88 or 99, which makes sense, since he was holding JT. I asked if he was at all worried that I had a better Jack or even an overpair or a set. I forget his exact explanation, but it made perfect sense at the time. Basically, I think he said he didn't think I'd raise there with a set, he thought and he thought an overpair was unlikely. He said I certainly could have a better Jack, but he thought his all in might even get me to fold JQ or JK, so that really only leaves AJ. If I had that and called, so be it.
Something like that. It was more than just that one hand though - all in all, it was obvious to me that he was a very good tourney player.
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