should I raise preflop with my AA here?

[o0mr_bill0o]

results up front since they don't really matter.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 caps $3.75 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (9 SB) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (4.50 BB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (4.50 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: 4.50 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG+1 shows Qd Kc (high card, king).
Hero shows As Ad (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 4.50 BB. </font>

the real question is whether or not I should have cold called to see if I could let more people in, knowing that this guy was 1.75 from being all-in, and that a 3 bet would almost certainly fold everyone else unless they had a really superior hand as well. Does anyone cold call here?

[DMBFan23]

raise.

[Piiop]

You have no way of knowing if the players behind you will call 2 bets or if they're folding anyway. I would 3-bet here everytime.

[bisonbison]

should I raise preflop with my AA here?

I haven't looked at your post yet, but the answer is yes.

Okay, I've looked at your post.

Yes.

[vulturesrow]

Bison,

Yeah I thought that when I looked at the message list. Yes, move on. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Nottom]

Given the raisers short stack, I think cold-calling is likely a good choice.