5x the big isn't enough to push some people off of marginal hands when they are out of possition. But in this instance I will blame the poker gods for allowing him to connect with his 3 high flush.
I see it every night (just like the rest of you guys), people being too loose with their chip stacks. Risking too much without a made hand. I know two things about that kind of play. First 80% of the time the guy that drew out on me doesn't make it deep into the money if they make the money at all. Second if I make an attempt to play that way all my draws miss.
Before you say it was an insignificant amount in comparison to his stack to make the call, think about how many times you can lose that call before you no longer have a stack.
Before you say he had a single pair with the flush redraw, buttom pair shouldn't be something you count on holding up in a showdown, in reality he was playing the draw.
Tincan, I hope you are part of the 20% that does reasonably well after taking my chips, good luck.
PokerStars Game #18734788428: Tournament #94434927, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/07/11 - 02:20:38 (ET)
Table '94434927 37' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Ducey420420 (3400 in chips)
Seat 2: BHR DJ (2495 in chips)
Seat 3: tincan1983 (1995 in chips)
Seat 4: ripjgarcia (310 in chips)
Seat 5: Fulltiltpok (1395 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 6: Torr1978 (910 in chips)
Seat 7: fracture2 (2500 in chips)
Seat 8: WokOnYonge (1455 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: Bootski_U2 (2500 in chips)
Bootski_U2: posts small blind 15
Ducey420420: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Torr1978 
Bootski_U2 said, "ill show all my hands"
BHR DJ: folds
tincan1983: calls 30
ripjgarcia: folds
Fulltiltpok: folds
ripjgarcia said, "as will I"
Bootski_U2 said, "just 2 let u know if im bluffing"
Torr1978: raises 120 to 150
fracture2: folds
WokOnYonge: folds
tincan1983 said, "ill show my 7-2 so u know when u got rocked."
Bootski_U2: folds
Ducey420420: calls 120
tincan1983: calls 120
*** FLOP *** 
Ducey420420: checks
tincan1983: checks
Torr1978: bets 760 and is all-in
Bootski_U2 said, "lol"
Ducey420420: folds
tincan1983: calls 760
*** TURN *** 
*** RIVER *** 
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tincan1983: shows 
(a flush, Ace high)
Torr1978: shows (two pair, Kings and Nines)
tincan1983 collected 1985 from pot
ripjgarcia said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1985 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: Ducey420420 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: BHR DJ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: tincan1983 showed and won (1985) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: ripjgarcia folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Fulltiltpok folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Torr1978 showed and lost with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 7: fracture2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: WokOnYonge (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Bootski_U2 (small blind) folded before Flop
© Copyright 2008
7 comments
He had the following outs: any 2 or 3 or heart they win. Thats 15 outs, which means there is little in it - its a coin flip. Folding by him would have been stupid.
Even pre flop he still had the odds once the other player call
Sry dude, but he DID have a bunch of outs. I'd of called too with 2 more cards to go. Better luck next time.
PS: You DO see a lot of stupid play out there though.
Everyone seems to comment how the final call was right in most blogs, which I can accept to a point (only to a point because a 3 high flush is such a very very strong flush). How can the first call be right to even choose to play such low cards from out of possition?
Congratulations to Tincan for doing very well in the tournament, btw. I watched his stack dip drangerously low several times and once the break came and went, his game appeared to greatly improve. He migt be of the school that you risk a lot early and grind later because it appeared he changed gears and started playing tighter and building a desent stack rather than risking his stack.
roughly 51% using the 3x+9 method for him to hit on turn or river.
760/(1125+760) = .40ish
Sucks that he called preflop.