Re: I was bluffed (but that\'s not the point here)
I would have played this real similar. I would have bet a little less preflop. 3xBB + one BB for every limper leaves you at T240. I like to shave just a hair off of that, and would probably bet T225. (T45 less than your example) This gives you a pot of T540. 2/3 of the pot is perfect, say T340 or so would look good (T80 less than your example). Now when he moves all in, I think you have to fold; and because I was a little more moderate in my bets, I have T125 more in my stack now.
His reraise all in is kind of fishy. Did he have a read on you? What would you bet here post flop if you had AQ or QQ or 99? Whatever that number is, is the number I would bet with your A9. I like around 70% of the pot whether I have TPTK, middle pair, trips, over pair, bluff, or semibluff. This gives the astute villian no read on you, because many players adjust their bet sizes based upon the strength of their holding.
--aj
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