Ok give me some compassion here, since this is probably

Ran (extremely) hot (+lucky) and got my stack up to a sweet ~600k when the following came up at the Final table of the 8.8r 20k gtd on Stars

(dont think i need to post with HH converter, since it was all preflop):

PokerStars Game #18049678440: Tournament #91349967, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXVI (15000/30000) - 2008/06/10 - 16:57:49 (ET)
Table '91349967 56' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: VanillaSky1 (217588 in chips)
Seat 2: OneMustFall (555264 in chips)
Seat 4: PokerDawglb (807226 in chips)
Seat 5: WCGplayer (1615788 in chips)
Seat 6: pudo19 (612868 in chips)
Seat 7: Con-Artistt (219996 in chips)
Seat 8: DarkRose007 (1103172 in chips)
Seat 9: coach6999 (736598 in chips)
VanillaSky1: posts the ante 3000
OneMustFall: posts the ante 3000
PokerDawglb: posts the ante 3000
WCGplayer: posts the ante 3000
pudo19: posts the ante 3000
Con-Artistt: posts the ante 3000
DarkRose007: posts the ante 3000
coach6999: posts the ante 3000
pudo19: posts small blind 15000
Con-Artistt: posts big blind 30000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OneMustFall [Ad Ah]
DarkRose007: folds
coach6999: folds
VanillaSky1: folds
OneMustFall: raises 47000 to 77000
PokerDawglb: folds
WCGplayer: folds
pudo19: raises 123000 to 200000
Con-Artistt: folds
OneMustFall: raises 352264 to 552264 and is all-in
pudo19: calls 352264
*** FLOP *** [3d 3c Th]
*** TURN *** [3d 3c Th] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [3d 3c Th Jc] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pudo19: shows [As Kc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
OneMustFall: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
pudo19 collected 1158528 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1158528 | Rake 0
Board [3d 3c Th Jc Qc]
Seat 1: VanillaSky1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: OneMustFall showed [Ad Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Threes
Seat 4: PokerDawglb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: WCGplayer (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: pudo19 (small blind) showed [As Kc] and won (1158528) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 7: Con-Artistt (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: DarkRose007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: coach6999 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Obviously sick, especially after that flop, but did I do this to myself?

Of course I wanted him to have something and get it in preflop.

I know this is kinda psychological and (maybe) irrelevant to outcome of the hand, but in hindsight, if I took it to the flop, I would win the hand right?
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Well, disregard the last comment cause I was obviously glad to get it in preflop

any compassion much appreciated

PS. Is there anything to say for his play here? This is a def. fold right? With how much he had behind?

Even though the action is all preflop, you must use the converter. It's super annoying to read unconverted hands.

This is for BBV, not here. I know you're trying to get sympathy here, but if losing AA to AK is the worst thing that's ever happened to you in a game, you've gotten off pretty easy. Also, this is meant to be a strategy area.

Yes, your opponent obviously played this poorly, barring some specific read on you.

ok thanks, ill run HH converter next time

and by the sickest hand I just mean the one costing me the most money

I don't think villain getting AIPF with AKo is bad here. He's getting over 2:1 to call your 4-bet, and he's getting correct odds even if you'd push AK yourself.

But now you can brag to your friends that you lost a $EV 1k flip!

And about converters, just use the 2+2 converter and it'll take two seconds

what the ****, you are asking about if you shouldnt have gotten AA in preflop or some ****, god wtf dude i hate u

Nobody folds AK late in a donkament...... Well I did about 3 weeks ago but thats a different story.

yeah like someone else said this isnt BBV, please try to keep this forum to MTT Strategy. sorry about the hand though!

Oh, yeah, playing AK this way is fine -- sorry, for some reason I was thinking it was A10, even though I wrote AK in my response.

Yes, you both played fine. Yes, you lost, and that sucks.

i am obviously not asking that SUPERGLAD i got i all in

its just the dismissal of a shot at another ~$4.5k

and yes, i now know this is a BBV post

if any admin is reading, you may lock it

is there a point to this thread? why is this even posted here

Compassion here.

As played...gh, tough beat, don't EVER change a thing.

that's gross. i'm sry you must have wanted to throw up when that river hit.

u played this fine, ur opponent got uber lucky

sucks dude...can't tell you how many time's I've had AA all in vs AK and lost but...It's a lot but...but...not as many as I have won though it doesnt ever feel good as it happens