$50 NLHE 6-max: AK on AAK flop, extracting value

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$50 NL HE 6-max: AK on AAK flop, extracting value

Don't have the hand history but I'll try to re-create. Please comment on postflop play. I suppose this isn't really an important spot but wondering how you would play this.

This is rush poker, 6-max.

MP raises to $2, it folds to me on the button with AdKs. I raise to $6. blinds fold, and MP calls $6.

I flop the joint: Ac As Kc

He checks, I bet half the pot ($6.50), he reraises to $28. Without thinking, I instacalled. Wondering if I should have taken some time to call? Instacall looks strong.

My thought on my flop bet is that I have shown strength by 3-betting pre and to check here usually looks suspicious. This flop is so absurd that I can't have it if I bet it, and most villains will feel compelled to stab at it even if they don't have it.

Turn: 8c
I bet $15.50, which is stupid weak with a vulnerable hand, except I don't have one. I actually wonder if I should bet more, but the price is irresistible if he has anything on this board -- a K, a flush draw, he might even call to try to hit a 2-outer and stack my trip Aces.

He calls.

River: 3s

I started to regret my small turn bet...I think if I bet a tiny bit more, like $22-$25, he'd almost have to call the river for like 1/4 PSB with anything...still, I have slightly less than a 1/2 PSB left...do I stick the rest in, hoping he has a flush or an A or a K, or try to get a hero call/induce a shove with a small bet?
 
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I'm a little confused on position, thought we're in position, but your question assumes oop? Stack sizes?

Assuming we're oop, I don't think we can count on inducing on the river if I'm following correctly, I just stick it in.
 
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Since you instacalled the flop raise, I'd have checked the turn to try and represent a flush draw or underpair then shoved on the river to make it look like a steal. Given how it's played out shove on the river anyhow KK and Ax might call you.
 
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What are the effective stack sizes? If we're only 100bbs deep he only has like $1 left?
 
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I had $94.50 and he had slightly more.
 
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As played just shove the river. He'll look you up with any Ace and the occasional K.

I actually like clicking in back (min 3 betting) on the flop. It just looks so full of shit that he might spaz shove with like QQ.
 
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I was thinking about it, but this kind of big reraise on the flop can never be a strong hand...he like never has an Ace or Kings full or something, so unless he really thinks I'm Yeti-ing him, he can't call. I'm guessing he has a bare K or flush draw at best.
 
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