AA slowplay

[Lumpy]

AA is clearly an auto-raise, but when I am in this position would I be better off just calling to try and get more action rather than force the whole table to cold call?

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB folds.

Flop: (5 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (5.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls $0.75 (All-In).

Final Pot: 7.25 BB

[topspin]

Preflop raise is good. There are plenty of fish who are just as happy to cold-call 2 bets with their ace-rag as just one. Judging by your results, either you found a ridiculously tight table or (more likely) everyone else just happened to have garbage.

Be an optimist, maybe you made BB fold 82o [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[frank_iii]

I think you absolutely have to get the bets in while people are at their loosest and your hand is at its strongest.