You mentioned that the blinds were 200-400 and you have a thousand in chips. Ok so you have 2.5 x the BB. If you want to try and steal and you think the BB is playing solid and very tight then i would raise. If he calls then your an underdog to any hand he has. If he doesn't call you win. But, i believe that once he calls your committed to a showdown no matter what the flop is. You got a pair and you bet (good - headsup if your first to act with second pair bet and ignoure the overcard). The turn was a good card for you and the river even better, yes you did get lucky but i believe you played it well. Offcourse with those blinds and having only 1500 i would never smooth call preflop with AA. Your opponent should have reraised and bet the flop.


Take Care,

-MJ