$500NL ($2/$5) Live Play @ Bellagio

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Dealer stakes me for $500 while the floor runs for chips. I post, check, bet top pair on the flop with 3 limpers, take down hand 1 with no show before my chips even arrive.

Hand 2 in MP with AKo, raise to $20. C-bet flop of J,10,2 and get c/r'd by UTG and muck.

Creating a real loose image which is diametrically opposed to my HOHE style. Not liking the image but I'm looking for an opportunity to exploit it.

Hand 5 or 6. UTG limps, 6 folds, Hero holds A,A on the button and pops it to $20. Blinds fold. UTG re-pops to $100. Hero shoves with $500+/-. UTG tanks for 3-4 minutes and calls with Q,Q and $350 behind. Hero holds up with 2 employees watching from the rail.

2 orbits later we haven't seen another flop since we felted the guy with smoke coming out his ears. $20 has stolen the blinds 5 or 6 times in the last 15 hands. MP pops to $15. Folds to Hero in BB with 10 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] who elects to see a flop OOP getting 2.2:1 and closing the action against what could be a monster with such a small raise. Check/fold mentality unless we hit the flop hard.

Flop: 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

We'll put that in the 'hit-the-flop-hard' catagory for now.

The small raise felt like a premium hand so Hero goes exploring with a $25 bet into a $32 pot for both protection and information hoping the crazy/loose/bully image is still somewhat intact. Villain smooth calls. Pot = $82

Turn: 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

Hero hollywoods and quickly checks hoping Villain reads a missed steal attempt and/or incomplete draw.

Villain bets $100 into a $82 pot.

Hero???