Why call when you are behind?

[Pocket Lady]

Hand from tonight's cheapskates: ***** Hand 1115571237 ***** 2000.00/4000.00 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 09 June 2008 22:23:25 Virgin Cheapskates (Real/Tournament) Seat 2: 4Tknox (28156.00) Seat 3: diliantrim (83018.00) Seat 6: jacklad70 (67641.00) Seat 7: johnnie6 (71526.00) Seat 8: PL-Lady (88159.00) Chip leader of 5 players PL-Lady post SB 2000.00 4Tknox post BB 4000.00 ** Deal ** 4Tknox [N/A, N/A] diliantrim [N/A, N/A] jacklad70 [N/A, N/A] johnnie6 [N/A, N/A] PL-Lady [Ks, 10d] *** Bet Round 1 *** diliantrim Fold jacklad70 Fold johnnie6 Call 4000.00 PL-Lady Call 4000.00 4Tknox Check *** Flop(Board): *** : [5h, 10s, Kh] *** Bet Round 2 *** PL-Lady Check want to trap him into all in if poss 4Tknox Bet 4000.00 think he's hit top pair he bets big when drawing johnnie6 Fold PL-Lady Call 4000.00 ok going to plan *** Turn(Board): *** : [5h, 10s, Kh, Jc] *** Bet Round 3 *** PL-Lady Bet 22000.00 he says - I know I am behind but... he runs the clock down and says - I have to ... 4Tknox All-in 20156.00 *** River(Board): *** : [5h, 10s, Kh, Jc, 3s] *** Showdown *** : Rake: 0.00 Total Pot: 62312.00 4Tknox [5d, Qs] Pair of fives Win: 0.00 diliantrim Fold Win: 0.00 jacklad70 Fold Win: 0.00 johnnie6 Fold Win: 0.00 PL-Lady [Ks, 10d] Two pair kings and tens Win: 62312.00 Why did he knock himself out he wasn't calling for info on me? he had been a solid player all night and was still in with a chance. Why risk the tourney? What have I missed ?:unsure

[JackJarvis]

Re: Why call when you are behind? Strange. It seems some players just can't get away from a pot in some situations and will just risk it on a gamble no matter how small a favourite they may be.