$4 NLHE 6-max: How bad did I play these AA?

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$4 NL HE 6-max: How bad did I play these AA?

I had AA at CO. Two limpers ahead of me. I bet 18c. BTN and the blinds fold. UTG calls. UTG+1 folds.

Flop comes 10JQ rainbow and I don't like this. He checks. I thought about c betting but decided against it. Turn is 7. He bets half the pot. I just call. River is a 3. No flush draws. He leads out with a 4c bet.

I had a feeling I was behind heading to the river. But this weak bet made me think maybe he only had KJ perhaps. I could have just called here, but I decided to raise to 16c. He shoves.

I had about $2.35 left. I folded.

He flashes AK.

Was I right to raise there on the river?
 
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While i'm reading the post i'm thinking c-bet the flop, but you posted the result and now i'm a bit biased, can't think properly. I think if you put him on a big hand on the flop (i'm guessing this since you decided to check), you bet he raises and you can fold (I probably wouldn't but i'm working on toning down the stubborness).

How has this player been playing up until now ? He played tricky with that AK, maybe hoping for a multiway pot but I doubt it, must be a fish.

Against a regular fish, I would c-bet the flop, fold to a big raise (TT, JT, QT, QJ, AK, K9), (but also AQ, AJ, AT, KQ, not to mention KT, Q9, Q8, Q7, ...).

I'm not sure but playing the hand like you did, i'm just calling the river (take the minbet like a check), like to see better players opinions though.
 
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I like calling down - raising the river folds out anything you beat, whereas calling the tiny bet lets you see a cheap showdown with a pair with OK showdown value.

Were you raising for value or as a bluff?
 
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I was raising for value in case he had just one pair. The 4c bet basically threw me off.

Tonight I got AA again (same suits too as last night's in fact, spade and heart). I got it on BTN. UTG folds, next guy limps, CO 3 bets to 18c. I sensed he was likely strong since he had not raised preflop often. I decided to just ship it expecting CO to call. Both guys called, surprisingly. UTG+1 only had AJ (I marked him immediately), and CO had JJ. Couldn't have asked for better matchups going in.

All low cards on the board and I tripled up.

Turned a losing night into a winning one. I lost my stack some hands earlier when the dude hit a runner runner flush when he was chasing a gutshot str all along with 93 suited. I had top pair Q, but unfortunately the river Jd that gave him the flush also gave me a straight.

When he shoved all in on the river, I thought he wouldn't have been calling my big flop and turn bets if he had just two diamonds (since only one diamond on flop) so it would be a split pot at worst. Well, I live and learn.
 
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I lost my stack some hands earlier when the dude hit a runner runner flush when he was chasing a gutshot str all along with 93 suited. I had top pair Q, but unfortunately the river Jd that gave him the flush also gave me a straight.

When he shoved all in on the river, I thought he wouldn't have been calling my big flop and turn bets if he had just two diamonds (since only one diamond on flop) so it would be a split pot at worst. Well, I live and learn.


What was the pot and effective stack size when he shoved??? It's very often wrong to call hoping for a split. Post the HH if you don't mind.
 
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I was raising for value in case he had just one pair. The 4c bet basically threw me off.

On such a dangerous board when your hand is only a pair on a pretty dangerous straighting board which hits a lot of ranges for limp calling I'd prefer just flatting behind :)
 
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What was the pot and effective stack size when he shoved??? It's very often wrong to call hoping for a split. Post the HH if you don't mind.

This was on Carbon Poker, so I can't post a HH. I can't remember the exact pot and stack left, I think I only had about $1.30 left. I had bet 90c into $1.50 or so on the river, so there was $2.40 in dead money already.

So I was looking at calling $1.30 into $4.60 ($2.40+his 90c call then effective $1.30 raise). Couldn't fold there.

The possibility of a flush crossed my mind, but I thought it was unlikely given how the hand played out.
 
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