[bdawg31]

Hmmm - why did i make the call? Since we are amongst friends - i will tell you. I don't consider myself a very good heads-up player. I think i can hold my own in the other stages, though. I have quite a few 2nd place finishes in tourneys around this size (and not from making these types of big calls - from trying to 'outplay' heads-up). And there have been a few times i have had my money in with the best of it and lost - but there are more times i get too cute or over-think or whatever.

So, with the chip count even - i limped in wiht a hand i was almost for sure going to call an all-in bet. Why? I figure an all-in bet would mean he would NOT have AA, KK or probably not QQ. I was scared he might do it with an AK or JJ hand which would have been real bad news for me - but what can you do. So, when he goes all-in - i figure i am probably at worst around a 50/50 shot (give or take a few percentages) - at best i might catch him semi-bluffing with who knows what (as he pointed out - there had been a TON of quick folds preflop to big bets). So, i am probably around 50/50 to win that specific hand (and the tourney) - i figured at BEST i am 50/50 to win just playing it out (maybe worse - that is a nod to you nutbagger). I am probably not an even bet when we were even with chips.

I dont take questioning the call as insulting at all. Just looking at that specific hand history, i can see why people would question it. I would question it.

I am content with the way i played - ChipFish was at my table the whole time. I think he can verify that he didnt see me making any loosey-goosey calls along the way, showing junky hands or whatever. I didnt stumble my way to the final table - and i didnt stumble my way to the money or heads up. I did stumble my way a bit to the #1 spot, but i am cool with that. I got lucky on the bad side of a coin flip at the end - other than that i dont think i showed one suckout hand or bad hand that i played (note that i say 'showed' :-)