$5 NLHE 6-max: Deepstack Problem

Pretty tough spot for me since everyone is deep. Specially the two blinds & UTG.
So 3 things run through my mind here.

1. I could flat & play post flop possibly on a multiway flop. Wouldn't go for a big pot likely & my hand could easily get dominated
2. I could 3bet & try to iso UTG. But since we are deep a normal sizing wouldn't serve the purpose & even someone else would come for the ride. So if I'm ISOing, how much am I gonna raise??
3. I could flat setting a trap hoping someone later would squeeze & then 4bet.

Thoughts??

pokerstars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 175 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, hands: 16)
SB: 351.4 BB (VPIP: 8.70, PFR: 8.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 48)
BB: 602.4 BB (VPIP: 26.36, PFR: 15.89, 3Bet Preflop: 4.95, Hands: 267)
UTG: 375.4 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 3)
MP: 120.4 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 19)
Hero (CO): 467.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Ad Ac
UTG raises to 2.8 BB, fold, ??

I would go on your option number 2. Raise x3 times.

Given the stats I have my doubts anyone behind you is going to squeeze light.

Personally I'd just play this pretty straightforward at 5nl and 3bet to around 45c.

Keep it as simple as you can comes to my mind too. I would guess, select 3bet size so that he would not call hands like 75s, 10bb?, to make the hand a bit easier to play post. I bet he is nervous in the hand too, so it's all even and there is no need to be nervous.

Blair29 said:

Given the stats I have my doubts anyone behind you is going to squeeze light.

Personally I'd just play this pretty straightforward at 5nl and 3bet to around 45c.

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Yep.

make it 50c as everyone is quite deep

Players at 5NL just don't squeeze light often enough in order to trap a hand like AA. You definetely don't want to play a multiway pot with aces with such a low SPR postflop.
As you said everyone is deep enough to call some 3bets, so why don't you just go for value ?
Don't think having AA is ever a tough spot preflop anyone way. In certain situations trapping aces can make alot of money but 90% of the time I would just raise AA.

If you find yourself in tough decisions, just stick to straightforward logical poker. A 3Bet here would be a perfect way to play this hand. You can also go a bit of a bigger 3Bet since they are deep stacked. You also don't want too many hands playing post-flop.

I have played alot on the 5NL limits and I can say that people could easily squeeze with SC and broadways as I do a lot if I want to play a marginal hand OOP.
But flatting there with AA is to dangerous for going 3 or 4 ways on the flop.
So you should 3bet.And 3bet big the UTG.
You don't have much stats of him but you are deep and he will call you maybe a 10BB/12BB 3bet.