Played the $550 deepstack at Venetian on 6/13 and did well. Started with $10K in chips and my table was very aggressive and lots of good players (1 made final table, 1 made final 2 tables).
Player that made final table was very agressive and bet at every flop no matter what. I didn't get any cards of note the first two levels so I was able to observe the table. I knew that if I hit a flop and checked to the agressive player (3 to my left), he would bet and I could check raise and get some extra $$$ from him.

I win some uneventful and small pots but nothing to write about. We are up to the 4th level and I am getting short stacked ($5K in chips). I go on a sick run, and by the dinner break I have $60K chips and the avg stack is $25K. Again, no really interesting hands or any hard decisions. AA vs. QQ and won, AK vs. AQ and won.

After the break, here is the hand that crushed me, and know I played wrong. Not 100% on the blinds, but I beleive they were either 200/400 or 300/600 + antes.
UTG+2 goes all in for $11K
I look down at 99 and rasie to $25K to isolate.
Folds around to BB who goes all in for an additional $12K to me. Obviously I have to call, getting 6-1.
short stack turns over AQ, BB turns over AK to my 99.
Player to my left says "I folded an Ace", player to his left says "I folded a K".
Of course an A hits the flop and I am down to around $20K, am on major tilt since he hit his one outer, and shove a bit later with a suited A and lose to a bigger Ace.

Looking back, I should have just called the All-in, then when the BB goes all in for $37K, I can get away from the hand.

lakeoffire says

The play wasn't bad in my opinion(99). A lot of people would fold the AK there. I think his play was worse than yours. On the other hand you could afford to call and fold in that situation. I Know this didn't help,at all, but better luck next time.

07/04/07

lakong says

You played the 99 hand fine. I like the isolation move and if you think about it, you wanted him to raise you as he did. You were in great shape to accumulate chips. No need to be results oriented. Good play. If anything, your only problem was letting the beat get to you. You still hand plenty of chips to grind it out, but it sounds like you pretty much gave up after that hand.

07/04/07

tateissy says

podiman, I like the way you played the 99. What were you going to do? You figured out the odds correctly and based on the hand range your call made sense. Not only that, but once you saw their cards you were in great shape. Sometimes these things happen. Keep on playing the way you have. It will work out eventually.

07/11/07

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