9 SNG $2 + .25 End 5th 34 hands

Overall my play was ok this session. I overplayed my pocket A's last hand and gambled that the very loose player didn't have the winning cards when they went all-in and they did. :-/ One of these day's I'll learn. It might have helped if I was more aggressive on the flop and I might have got him away from his pair that turned into trips on the Turn. He had been playing aggressive and very loose and been lucky quite a few times.

Hand 34. Five players, blinds 40/80. I have 1270 chips, in CO w/pocket A's (As Ac)., UTG/HJ limps in w/80 and I raise to 160 hoping to get a little action. Rest fold and UTG (LAG) calls. Flop 9s 7h Ks. UTG checks and I bet 200 into the 440 flop, UTG calls. Turn 9h. We both check. At this point he actually has trip 9's but does nothing to indicate that. River 5c. UTG now goes all-in w/5150 chips. I groan and call and UTG shows me the bad news Qh 9c. I'm done.

Part of my problem here is I've seen him play bad cards and suck out. I tend to forget that when it's at the River and he is betting big that indeed he probably did hit and no matter how much I like my pocket A's and hoped they get me some chips and into the money, they probably aren't good anymore. There's a difference between pre-flop and watching him suck out and when we are at the River cards unseen.