live hand at MGM

[pig4bill]

Live game at MGM in Vegas. This is a newly opened table, 10 handed, 5/5 NL. Goodness knows why they opened this game when there was a deep interest list for 5/10. Max buy is $1000, which most people did. I bought in for $400, expecting it to play like 2/5.

Game is playing a little on the big side, with pre-flop raise of $20 to $25 standard. I thought the game would be similar to 2/5 but it's more like 5/10. After an hour it's more than obvious that 7 or 8 of the others are much better players than I, but I hope to learn something from it. Villain is in seat 5 and playing very aggro to any sign of weakness. When it's checked to him on any street, he's raised about 8 out of 10 times, taking down lots of small to medium pots. I have left the table several times to either buy or get rid of beers, so I've lost track of his stack. I'm in seat 7 so it's hard to casually look and count his stack. I have about $470 at the start of the hand. He's got position on me, so I must be in one of the blinds.

I didn't use the hand converter because I don't remember all the cards exactly. The hand starts out with 5 or 6 limpers to me, and I have AK of hearts. I raise to $20 and 5 call, for $120 in the pot.

Flop is A clubs, another medium club, and raggy heart. I want to discourage club draws so I bet out $200. All fold to Villain, who calls without thinking for long. I figure him for a set, ot two pair at the least.

Turn is another raggy heart, putting two hearts on the board. The pot is $520 and I have only $250 left so I push. If I don't, he'll put me all-in anyway.

River is a blank, no club, no heart. I show my lonely pair of aces, and he turbo-mucks and storms off. It turns out I had him covered.

I know I'm not supposed to give the result, but the action on this hand was over on the flop. I'm looking for critique on my play, but also on what he had. I clearly mis-read him.