15/30 - AA in large pot

[Dazarath]

Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, BB folds, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls.

I only called the 3-bet because there were too many cards that would beat me: any club, 8, or 3. SB's checkraise looked like he was pumping a draw (specifically, a 6), but I very well could have been behind to a set/straight, in which case, I'd be drawing almost dead. Are there any arguments for capping/folding?

Turn: (11.50 BB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 folds.

I called SB's bet to see what the rest of the field would do. It seems to me like a pretty stupid play to checkraise the raiser with top pair 7s on the flop, so I figured that the 7 didn't help him. I was afraid that it may have helped the others though.

River: (14.50 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.

I only called here because I figured if I was behind to SB's 7, I could save a bet. If I was ahead, I could get an overcall from UTG+1. (From the previous hands I've played with UTG+1, I was pretty sure he was going to overcall if I called.)

Final Pot: 17.50 BB

Is there any spot where I might have been better off raising and folding to a 3-bet?

[philnewall]

I like just calling the 3-bet on the flop, but I would raise the turn and fold to a reraise.

[mach3]

I'm capping the flop and raising the turn. If he 3 bets the turn, it's probably OK to fold.

[JasonP530]

Good call on the flop because in the big pot, you need the leverage to drive everyone out with the double bet. I would have raised the turn(though it was an ugly card. I would raise any turn except a 3,6,8. Youre still trying to move people out in this big pot. If he 3 bets the turn, you may have to call, as you could have 2 or 4 outs(not sure of the pot size).

[DpR]

I like a turn raise here. We can certianly fold to a three bet behind us - but I call down a three bet from SB. I think there is a pretty decent chance you are against flush and straight draws only.....