I was playing in a 5/10 limit last week, and someone said something that struck me as interesting.

I was holding A/10, 4 people in the pot, so it was a rather large pot by the turn/river.

On the flop I had top pair, but didn't think my kicker was good with all the action the flop got, so I ended up cold calling a 2 or 3 bet.

Turn comes and I get my kicker paired up. however, the board has a strt possible AQ10. One of the cold callers from the flop wakes up and 3 bet over top of me and another guy (who started the betting and folded to the 3 bet). I called down to the river and lost to a KJ.

The fella that folded on the turn to a 3 bet mentions he had A10, and said something along the lines of "It's amazing how many people on pokerstars will call down a straight with 2 pair". I had mucked my cards only a second before he said that, so I don't think he knew what I had.

I felt I was beat when the turn was 3bet, but the pot was so big at this point I felt it was the right move to showdown.

What do you guys think?

Now for a tourney situation last night. I was med stack with about 8k in chips. On the button with 34h. Action comes to me with 3 other limpers, I limp in for a flop.

The BB raises 2xBB, with all 3 other limpers calling I call to. Flop comes
3s 4c 9s. BB raises AI for 3-4k, 2 limpers fold, and the last one pushes AI for 9k which puts me at the decision to call AI with my 2 pair.

I figured at best I am up against pocket pairs and/or a flush draw. So I call. BB shows A9 , and limper beside me shows AJs for the flush draw, so I pat myself on the back just as the turn shows the other spade to knock me out of the tourney.

Worth risking a tourney in this situation?

KK