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Ok, So we are ITM in the $55 FO $27.5K GTD into the second pay out. 63 left out of 540. I had been playin 19/18 throughout the tourney upto this point and obvs stealing alot in LP.
The villain is a decent MTT reg playin 34/28/14%3B all be it a tiny sample. I thought the hand was close but on reflection it seems to be spazz. I feel like he knows I'm stealin wide and can be shuvin the better SCs some worse broadways we crush and small pairs. I pressed the call button and got there, but what do you guys think? TY and GL Sirs

PokerStars Hand #78504993925: Tournament #567010686, $50+$5 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (500/1000) - 2012/04/08 1:09:04 WET [2012/04/07 20:09:04 ET]
Table '567010686 10' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: 5tauro (20819 in chips)
Seat 2: GOUTESOU (9865 in chips)
Seat 3: puma6800 (12111 in chips)
Seat 4: Bagda65 (8965 in chips)
Seat 5: CariocaAllin (54373 in chips)
Seat 6: MFTC ZT (23400 in chips)
Seat 7: P-Halt (27072 in chips)
Seat 8: mezzajm123 (34934 in chips)
Seat 9: Naza114 (9095 in chips)
5tauro: posts the ante 100
GOUTESOU: posts the ante 100
puma6800: posts the ante 100
Bagda65: posts the ante 100
CariocaAllin: posts the ante 100
MFTC ZT: posts the ante 100
P-Halt: posts the ante 100
mezzajm123: posts the ante 100
Naza114: posts the ante 100
P-Halt: posts small blind 500
mezzajm123: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MFTC ZT [Kd Jc]
Naza114: folds
5tauro: folds
GOUTESOU: folds
puma6800: folds
Bagda65: folds
CariocaAllin: folds
MFTC ZT: raises 1080 to 2080
P-Halt: raises 24892 to 26972 and is all-in
mezzajm123: folds
MFTC ZT: calls 21220 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3672) returned to P-Halt
*** FLOP *** [Qd 4d 7h]
*** TURN *** [Qd 4d 7h] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 4d 7h Ts] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
P-Halt: shows [Ah 9c] (a pair of Aces)
MFTC ZT: shows [Kd Jc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
MFTC ZT collected 48500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 48500 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 4d 7h Ts As]
Seat 1: 5tauro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: GOUTESOU folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: puma6800 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Bagda65 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: CariocaAllin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: MFTC ZT (button) showed [Kd Jc] and won (48500) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 7: P-Halt (small blind) showed [Ah 9c] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: mezzajm123 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Naza114 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Looks like he was making a move, you made a bad call and got there, good for you, to me there is no way to justify your call other then you like to gamble and play weak after the flop. I guess I am a lot more of a nit then you and villan. Good luck to you. (first thoughts may not apply at all) I prefer to keep it simple.