Appreciate the feedback Ice.

I only have a total of 400 hours ring game experience so far (100 online and 300 or so in the casino) and to tell the truth I havent been in a situation with 3 buy-ins and a big hand yet so I can not say for sure what i would do.

The situation with the exposed AK is something I never really put much thought into but I guess I'll think some about it now. I know I'm not playing weak tight as the poker tracker gives me a pretty good of where I'm at but in this situation I guess my attitude is weak tight. I'm almost at 10,000 hands on my new PT and will post results soon so you all can help me plug some leaks.

Sorry if I passively-aggresively snapped at Palman, you have to have some sort of ego to excel at this game.

good flops and no bad beats

YD

I know the topic is how to 'build' a big stack but here is how you lose a big stack.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG ($0)
UTG+1 ($46.75)
Hero ($182)
MP2 ($27.95)
CO ($65.54)
Button ($91.65)
SB ($67.5)
BB ($50)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with , . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG+1 calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2, 2 folds, Button raises to $15, 3 folds, Hero calls $13.

Flop: ($31.25) , , (3 players)
Hero checks, Button calls $76.65 (All-In), Hero calls $76.65.

Turn: ($184.55) (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($184.55) (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $184.55

Results in white below:
Hero has Kh Kd (two pair, kings and twos).
Button has Ah As (two pair, aces and twos).
Outcome: Button wins $184.55.

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Less than 30 minutes later on the same freaking table....

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($34.6)
UTG ($97.6)
Hero ($97.65)
MP1 ($38.9)
MP2 ($47.25)
CO ($29.25)
Button ($52)
SB ($81.65)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP2 raises to $2, 2 folds, SB (poster) calls $1.75, 1 fold, UTG calls $1.50, Hero raises to $7, MP2 raises to $25, SB folds, UTG folds, Hero calls $90.65 (All-In), MP2 calls $22.25 (All-In).

Flop: ($149.40) , , (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($149.40) (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($149.40) (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $149.40

Results in white below:
Hero has Kd Kc (two pair, kings and jacks).
MP2 has As Ac (two pair, aces and jacks).
Outcome: MP2 wins $98.25. Hero wins $50.40.

That sums up my luck the past few days....

I like what iceman and palman had to say in this post. Effectively playing a big stack in a cash game is something I'm fortunate enought to have the opportunity to work on now (as opposed to when I first started and whiffed off my buy in's or bailed when I doubled up because I was scared).

I think of 10-25% of my big stack as bait. I will play position agressively. I will push people off hands. If I think they are prone to tilt I will show them. I raise frequently preflop. Sometimes I back into a hand and it gets under my opponents skin. It is important to know your players when playing LAG as a few sharp players will have an eye on you waiting to take you out. Some of the time you are raising and reraising you will have a good hand. Here you have set yourself up to own the other player and take their stack.

if you are under bankrolled or play a big stack scared and badly it may make sence to quit when you get one.
in any other circumstances it is a great situation to have a big stack. my whole strategy when i sit down at a fixed buy in game is to get a big stack so i can take advantage of all the
not only can you win a big stack breaking another player with a big stack but you can apply constant pressure and pick up lots of small and medium pots with the intimidation factor of your big stack.
not to mention that your image is at its best.
if you want to avoid playing a big stack you probablly are playing too high a limit either for your bankroll or your comfort level.its just simply to good an opportunity to pass up and doing so is almost certainly flawed thinking.
matty
ps
one situation where you might consider quiting with a big stack is if the bad players have very little money on the table and the only other big stack/s are players who are as good as you or better.