Poker heads up

[Begram]

With big big blinds.....what's your strategy. I was put all in (he was first to act) by the leader (420 chips to my 180, I was a generally better player than him), I had A10off to his A9off, he hit his 9 :-(

I lost it all...was this the wrong thing to do? He was going all in with A2 previously....blinds were 15/30 and he was raising a lot preflop.

[ll_billym]

I would probably have called with A10. I'ts not a bad hand at that stage of the game.

[bluejonjo]

I'd have played with A,10 too, but texas hold'em is based on the best five cards not the pockets alone. All it does is give you a high card advantage if the flop doesn't go your way. Bide your time, fold till you get a killer hand then blow em away. Its probably an amature that doesnt know any different, going all in on luck rather than judgement, as hitting a pair of 9's is hardly a convincing hand.