Thoughts on this hand?

[bjsaust]

Decided to venture into the MTT world with a 10 FPP tourney. Playing a little loose, picked up some nice hands, I'm a touch over double avg stack size here. Used to playing SnGs, so not sure how much value AJo has UTG on a full table with these blinds. Thoughts on how I should have played this? My concern is the CO, if I call and he pushes I'm faced with my entire stack on the line. If I call and there is no push, but I dont hit I've commited a lot of chips.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP1 (t630)
MP2 (t1468)
MP3 (t1200)
CO (t11707)
Button (t3455)
SB (t12330)
BB (t7403)
Hero (t11503)
UTG+1 (t5203)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J, A.
Hero raises to t1800, UTG+1 calls t1800, 1 fold, MP2 calls t1418 (All-In), 1 fold, CO calls t1800, Button raises to t3405, 2 folds, Hero ???

[chardrian]

You're getting over 5-1 how can you fold?

[bjsaust]

Good question, and reviewing it I dont know either. I guess I was focused more on the chance of a push behind me, than the cost of making this call.

[dstir2]

i don't like the raise preflop, but the situation warrants a call. you wouldn't need to worry about the CO either. he has a nice stack size as well, sees how many players are putting chips into the pot, and figures he has odds at hitting a drawing hand. hope that the texture of the flop isn't frightening, and make a cont. bet whether you hit one of your cards or not.

[AApoker]

this is a call pre like chardrian said 5:1 odds, you will have to decide how to play the hand post-flop depending on whether you hit or not with so many players in on the flop.

[bjsaust]

Thanks guys, your right I should have called. I'd just got done reading Harringtons description of a squeezeplay so maybe I was overly worried about that at the time.

I folded, but if I'd called I'd have flopped trip aces and then run into a full house . Ahh well, live and learn.