I heard it was some Pro's favorite hand

So I played it, and went bust. No really, I think the move was appropriate, and the villian's call was suspect at best, horrible at worst.

Time: 3rd Hour in Sunday's $200 NLHE on Stars.
Blinds: 300-600 50 ante. 550 left (started with 3400). 324 get paid.
Location: SB with 4200 (short, average around 15,000)
Setting: MP player (11,500 in clips) limps, Button (chip leader at table with 30,000) limps.

My move: Instantly move all in with 10Js.

BB folds. MP instacalls, button folds.

MP called me with 22. I really think that is a bad move for 40% of his chips. Even if I where making a move with any two cards, it would be better than his hand. In fact, with the hand I move in with, I am a favorite, one of the few times two over cards are actually favored over a pair, 54% v. 46%. Coin flip at worst here, or completely dominating. I cannot understand why anyone, even someone that you are putting a move on, would make a stand in a full ring table with 22, especially with the chip leader lurking behind you, as he was here. Anyway, he called an off to the races we go.

Flop: AQ5 rainbow. Not my flop at all, but not death. Now the 22 is a favorite, 57.9% v. 42.1%.

Turn: 5. Again not very helpful, but does give me six more outs as the board could pair twice and conterfeit his hand. Now an Ace, King (straight), Queen, Jack, or Ten would give me the win and 10,500 in chips and almost a guaranteed cash. The 22 is now a 70.5% v. 29.5% favorite.

River: 4. Sigh, another race lost. And yes, i lectured him on that move that he vehimately defended. I should have let him be, but the move was not good on his part. I particularly love my move, biased or not.

Straight from poker moves 101. If:

1. you have a decent stack, enough to make in incorrect to call with any two random calls,
2. you have any two or more players that limp into the pot, who have decents stacks behind (no short stacks), and
3. you do not have a recekless image at the table, then

Moving in once in a while will pick you up a nice pot (here, if the 22 would not have called, I would have picked up 2250 in chips ALMOST risk free). In this instance, I did not calculate that a limper would decide to put me to the test with 22. Silly, silly man. Of course he went to 20,000 in chips and cashed deep. So, what do I know? Anyway, try it sometime. NLHE tournaments require some nerve from time to time, and this was an excellent opportunity to pick up some dead chips, which are needed in tournaments. Until next time,

Good Luck and See You at the Felt......................