Just thought I'd share this with you, it's my biggest pot to date, hard to believe I dragged $200 on a NL50 table.

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed)

Button ($151.25)
SB ($74)
BB ($30.25)
UTG ($61.35)
UTG+1 ($16.40)
UTG+2 ($49.50)
MP1 ($54.20)
MP2 ($47.95)
MP3 ($21.50)
Hero ($98.75)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
6 folds, Hero raises to $2, Button raises to $3.5, 2 folds, Hero raises to $15, Button calls $11.50.

Flop: ($30.75) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $20, Button calls $20.

Turn: ($70.75) (2 players)
Hero bets $63.75 (All-In), Button calls $63.75.

River: ($198.25) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $198.25

Results in white below:
Button has Qc Qd (one pair, queens).
UTG+2 has (one pair, queens).
Hero has Ac Ad (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $198.25.

This may look straight forward, but felt a lot different than normal due to us both having double stacks. Was this play correct?
1. Once he reraised I'm putting him on a big PP TT-AA, AK. My reraise back at him OK? Once he called I'm putting him on prob QQ-AA now with maybe an AKs. PT had him as a rock so I took TT and JJ out of his possible holdings.
2. Flop play OK? With deep stacks I figured about 2/3 would be enough of a continuation bet and show a certain amount of strength.
3. Turn was a blank I was sure I had him so pushed. TT was in the very back of my mind but but that would be maybe less than 5% of the time. He took an age to call, can't imagine what he had me on (obviously JJ or AcKc)

Should any devations from the norm in terms of betting be made for deep stack play, or is it just a case of betting in proportion to stack size?

I think you played it fine. I might bet more on the flop but overall, I think it was very well played.

briah, you say you might bet more on the flop, but i have to ask why.

this guys a rock, he's gotta have a PP. even if he has AKs, he can't have [Kc][ because it's in alchemists hand. so unless he's reraising and then calling a reraise with [Qc][, i can't image any legitmate draw out there.

that being said, it should be clear that his opponents big PP is drawing to two outs (barring TT). I might actually be willing to bet smaller in the hopes of getting raised by an opponent who's most likely holding is KK here.

Regardless, i think the $20 bet is perfect, as there's no real reason to bet the pot here and taking a risk at scaring off QQ.

after this flop though, i'm playing for my stack, and i'm fine with pushing in on the turn

~Dustin

well, if he would call $20 on the flop, he would probably call $25 or so which would make him more committed. Betting $20 makes the turn push a pot sized bet which he may be able to get away from. If you bet $25, the pot is now $10 more and you have $5 less so a $15 difference which is easier for him to still call with just a lower overpair. I'm not saying that its a bad bet, but theres a viable reason to bet a little more.