almost always 3betting pre (need to balance lotsa light 3! in 6-max), then c-bet flop.

don't see any strong argument for a trappy line but if you're going to take such a line then c/c all streets and keep all V bluffs in range. way safer given the time you've invested in this mammoth event/field to this point.

as played, all of a sudden we're in an unnecessary levelling war. it's impossible to assess V range if he 3! jams now, as he may have decided your line is FOS given all value hands cbet. if he jammed and you called and faded a combo draw or w/e then you got lucky imo.

grats on the win.

Thx for the grats !

What you say isnt false. Though I found my play still being the lowest variance one. Firing dark (oop) id very dangerous as I make the pot grow fast with the 3b preflop and I only have TPTK. Not enough imo to go all in in later streets and at the same time too good to be folded to the bully of the table.

Checking originally was to c/c to an average bet or better to avoid one street of betting for pot controlling. But with the size of the betting, best defensive move I found was to throw out the big raise. Calling seemed weak as we leave the keys to the pot to villain.

In that spot with stack sizes and this deep in a tournament tough to call 3 streets with AK and tough to put in dead money if it is to be folded away later on. Its more true as any 10 J Q or club is better for his range than for mine. Thought better to end the pot now.

I dont know, is my thinking biased ?