Vegas June 2009 - Days 4 and 5

Venetian deepstack again - $330 this time.
L1 50/100 queue was so long at midday that I did not start until 30 minutes in to the 40 minute first level. In all there were 850 runners
L2 75/150 no cards - down to 11500
L3 100/200 no cards - down to 7500 after calling several limps with A7 suited on the button. Flop is 357 rainbow and SB leads out 600 into 1000 pot. I raise it to 2000 but she makes it another 3000 - I have to fold.
L4 100/200(25) no hands
L5 200/400(25) Got a lucky double through when I had AT on a Txx board. Thought I was being pushed around by a big stack but he had JJ. Spike and A on the river to get back up to 15000. Then took on a medium stack with AK but he had KK put me down to 6000.
L6 300/600(50) 600 players left. Got lucky again when calling a short stack all-in - I had JJ he had AA but I hit a J. Back up to 8500.
L7 400/800(75) Raised with AK and flop is 985 rainbow. I check fold. Get 88 UTG I push and am called by AK who hits.

Tried the $550 megasatellite. Less of a crapshoot than the $330. 4000 chips. Only 36 runners L1 25/50 Got paid a bit on a set of Ts - up to 5000. Up to 6500 after raising pre flop with AQ. Flop is AK7 I bet he calls. I can't put him on AK and when the river is a K to I take it down.
L2 50/100 Back down to 4000 when I think I am winning with 88 on a 245 board. Unfortunately he had flopped a straight with A3.I get completely snookered. I have A8 in the BB. 2 limpers and the SB make it up. Flop is AJ3. So I bet 300 to just make sure there is no AJ out there. Button calls. Turn is a 3. Now it looks like a split so I bet 500 just to make sure. River is an 8. Yippee - now more split. I bet out but he reraises me all-in. Well I can't fold now - he shows A3 - aaaargh!

Thursday 4th June
Tried the Caesars turbo. Managed to not do my entire stack when my AK hit a board of AKQ hard. Turn was J and he had JJ. Ran my AQ into AA to be crippled and then my J9 fell to AQ.

Finally went for the $330 7pm at the Rio rather than the megasatellite which had very entrants. There were 173 runners.First 3 levels are completely uneventful. Return after the break to L4 100/200(25). I have 2500 chips but they are whittled away until I finally attempt an all in with K9. Called by the big stack with AQ. Dealer gives me a K on the river but unfortunately it makes a 4th heart on the the board to go with her Qh. Sums up my week, I think!