Holes?

[1nutlft]

Final 4 in a 9 player SNG. I was down to 600 chips at one point, built my way back (mostly going all-in with no callers, and a few good hands). Was I totally wrong here?

PokerStars Game #31481544280: Tournament #186234395, $1.00+$0.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V 75/150) - 2009/08/10 19:12:44 ET
Table '186234395 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: Sondio (4310 in chips)
Seat 4: 1nutlft (1890 in chips)
Seat 7: scrappy108 (3695 in chips)
Seat 9: chewbecka (3605 in chips)
Sondio: posts small blind 75
1nutlft: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 1nutlft [Ks Kd]
scrappy108: folds
chewbecka: folds
Sondio: raises 300 to 450
1nutlft: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [4h Jc 2s]
Sondio: bets 450
1nutlft: raises 990 to 1440 and is all-in
Sondio: calls 990
*** TURN *** [4h Jc 2s] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [4h Jc 2s 8s] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sondio: shows [3d 4c] (two pair, Fours and Threes)
1nutlft: shows [Ks Kd] (a pair of Kings)
Sondio collected 3780 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3780 | Rake 0
Board [4h Jc 2s 8s 3h]
Seat 2: Sondio (small blind) showed [3d 4c] and won (3780) with two pair, Fours and Threes
Seat 4: 1nutlft (big blind) showed [Ks Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: scrappy108 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: chewbecka (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[HalfSugar]

I'm pretty sure you know the answer here.

[1nutlft]

Agreed, but if I push all-in pre-flop, he folds, and I was 95% sure he had nothing. My plan was to see the flop (since he made my raise for me), and if no Ace hit, push all-in (which was the case).

Bad thought process?

Also, another question. I just typed "Wow" after the loss. Villian typed back that he called because he was "pot-commited" ( with 4's with a 3 kicker). I get pot-odds, but in a tourney when we are all on the bubble, was his risk justified? And did he actually have the correct pot-odds?

I love the game, but I am still trying to learn!

[HalfSugar]

Always ship it here pre-flop with your stack. So many people will call off light trying to bust you and is it so bad to pad your stack of 1,890 with 450 chips if they don't?

[kingetje]

you played it fine, just got unlucky

[1nutlft]

Thanks all. I love this site (even if the format has changed!).