Cripled at the second break

I finished level 4 under 6k and the next blind level is 300/600 so I am in yellow zone territory.

I folded some hands today pre-flop where 1) I was trailing only modestly, and 2) that hit huge flops. But, that's what happens when you let yourself get short.

As always it was one hand, but at least not a big hand out of position, instead a tricky hand in position. The 9 seat player had paid of my nuts in a hand where we had checked the flop and turn and I hit the river. After that hand he told me he would be betting the next time I checked. Note to self.

So, folded to be on the button and I make a steal raise to 500 at the 100/200 level with K3d. So, I'm not proud of the hand but it certainly qualifies in this spot. SB folds and BB says "let's see a flop" and calls 300 - mister 9 seat. Flop is K89 with two hearts. He checks I check. The turn is a black 3 - gin. He leads for 3100. I hadn't been at the table long but had seen him slow play aces and also throw chips around. And I was thinking about his words to me that next time he would bet when I checked.

At this point I figured he had hearts or a weak king, but the over-bet was huge. I thought if I called and no heart came off I'd get a small value bet or value call in. Wrong, blank river and he fires 7200. Now, the rule is when the big bet comes, watch out. I didn't have too much more than that and he didn't move in which would be the bully move. The problem was, I knew he had no idea I had two-pair - he was putting me on ace-king.

I called leaving me with just over 2k and he showed K9 for a flopped top 2. And then he said "you have ace-king right?" Well, no, but either way it was the losing hand. One thing about successfully confusing an opponent is that it can back-fire.

I doubled up a couple of times after that and went into the break just under 6k.