When exactly do you let this one go?

[K. C?]

I didn't, and I know I should have, but when...?

PokerRoom $5+$.50 SnG

First level...I'm up a few chips after flopping a set.

Seat 1: doubledown8x ($1,420 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($2,250 in chips)
Seat 3: to go ($1,235 in chips)
Seat 4: Sarg Bilko ($1,500 in chips)
Seat 5: dzahmmy1 ($1,405 in chips)
Seat 6: jerbou71 ($820 in chips)
Seat 7: metafiction ($1,480 in chips)
Seat 8: duffer64 ($2,000 in chips)
Seat 9: zookiller07 ($1,460 in chips)
Seat 10: Dobber33 ($1,430 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
Hero posts blind ($10), to go posts blind ($20).

Dealt to Hero - [AC,KS]

PRE-FLOP
Sarg Bilko calls $20
dzahmmy1 folds
jerbou71 calls $20
metafiction folds
duffer64 calls $20
zookiller07 bets $50
Dobber33 calls $50
doubledown8x folds
Hero bets $250
to go calls $240
Sarg Bilko folds
jerbou71 calls $240
duffer64 folds
zookiller07 bets $1,410 and is all-in
Dobber33 calls $1,380 and is all-in
Hero bets $1,990 and is all-in
to go calls $975 and is all-in
jerbou71 calls $560 and is all-in.

FLOP [board cards 7D,QC,9D ]


TURN [board cards 7D,QC,9D,AS ]


RIVER [board cards 7D,QC,9D,AS,5H ]


SHOWDOWN
Hero shows [ AC,KS ]
to go shows [ 10S,JD ]
jerbou71 shows [ 2C,AD ]
zookiller07 shows [ KD,KC ]
Dobber33 shows [ JC,JH ]

SUMMARY
Dealer: doubledown8x
Pot: $7,235
doubledown8x, loses $0

Hero, bets $2,250, collects $7,235, net $4,985

to go, loses $1,235
Sarg Bilko, loses $20
dzahmmy1, loses $0
jerbou71, loses $820
metafiction, loses $0
duffer64, loses $20
zookiller07, loses $1,460
Dobber33, loses $1,430


It worked out well, but I was a big dog...Should I have let go after the AI and the call? Or do I reraise even more and hope to force out the huge amount of callers that came?

[bair]

fold after the AI and call for sure

[dr3wfish]

Personally K.C this is a tough one b/c you have a monster hand. You led out, got re-raised AI and there is a caller to the AI before you so already its looking dangerous b/c at a minimum there are 3 of you in the pot. If you were acting last in this hand I would be getting out fast, let them fight it out. I think Bair is right, drop it and wait for a better opportunity to get heads up with a strong hand - remember, you're in chip lead so you dont need to risk your tournament life on this one hand.

[rubixstreub]

You gotta be thinking, unless you're holding AA, with more than one person in front All-in, and maybe a raiser behind you who'll probably go all-in, somebody is playing your outs when you're holding AK. So it becomes a very lopsides flip for the largest Pocket Pair.

I called a guy all in with AK yesterday, and the guy behind me called my All-in with AK too.. So much for the coin flip, JJ easily took that one.

[drmcboy]

mug someone so you're BR'd for the 10s. This action is hilarious.

[gabe]

ha what a fun hand. fold and let idiots bust themselves.

[Aces]

Should I have let go after the AI and the call? Or do I reraise even more and hope to force out the huge amount of callers that came?

Yes. You're still in great shape even losing the $250.