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Ever since my little rush of playing lots of one-table satellites yielded some good rewards in larger tournaments, I've kept playing them, and had a very interesting hand come up the other day. This is neither a "bad beat" nor a "brilliant play" story, by the way. I found it interesting because my gut instinct regarding who the favorite was likely to be turned out to be slightly wrong, although I'm still OK with my decision (you're allowed to write in and tell my why you don't like the decision, though).
Here's the situation: We're fairly early in a one-table $200 buy-in one-table no-limit hold'em (NLH) tournament; 10 players started, and one has been eliminated. My chip position is still average, as is my key opponent's. I'm under the gun with the 7 7, and decide to limp in. A player in middle position raises, but it's only a tiny raise: double the big blind. The blinds and I call.The flop comes...
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