Checking it down?????

[IFixlexus]

Ok, here's another Poll/Questionaire for everyone.
It may have been done already, so if it has, just go ahead and rip me a new one.

When playing a tournament, what do you do when you are no where near the bubble and a player is all in between you and another player that have him/her covered?
(the old check it down debate)

[IFixlexus]

I see, more often than not, a player pushing another player out of a pot and then getting ripped by another player for doing it.
It just seems like the majority think that checking it down is the only correct play and there is no gray area.
What do you think?

[liladypokerpro]

I think it is preferrable to check it down, only because the all in player's action has ended with his one all in bet...so after the flop it's hard to determine what he might be holding since he has no opportunity to show value by betting. The only time I will bet to push other players out is if I am 100% that I have the nuts and there is no chance for a better hand to overtake mine.

A good example of this is earlier I was playing in a game where one player went all in pre-flop, and I and two other players called as we had her well covered.

The flop came Q 3 K....everyone checked except one guy who insisted to bet the pot...I folded (99) and the other remaining player called...

The turn came off 4...again, the pot-better bet big, and the caller called...

The river was 7. The pot better bet big again and the caller called. The all in player held AA and the pot-better had KJ...the caller had Q 9...