AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

I don't post a ton of hands, because I find it hard to go through so many of them and pick out specific ones for questions. But here's a fairly simple one from last night.

I gotta raise the turn, right?

The myriad of callers scared me a bit, until the river came, and I saw the calling as a sign of weakness rather than strength.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

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

Flop: (11.50 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls, Button calls.

Turn: (8.25 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls, Button calls.

River: (13.25 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP3 folds.

Final Pot: 20.25 BB

Re: AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

Raise the flop and see what happens from there.

Re: AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

Oh wow. I didn't even notice that I hadn't raised the flop. Looking back over the hand I took it for granted that I had.

Damn, now I just look stupid. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Re: AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

Yep, I would have bet the turn.

Re: AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

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I gotta raise the turn, right?


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Yup. The flop too.

Re: AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

I think I was guilty here of a horribly incorrect application of the "wait until the turn to protect" theory. Should I not feel the need to "protect" an over pair against a very coordinated board? And if everyone's going to be a calling station to UTG, then I suppose they'll have the odds to call 1 more on the turn anyways?

Is this a correct analysis?

Re: AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

It's not possible to protect your hand on this particular deal. Just bet for value.

Re: AA; gotta raise the turn, right?
 

Raise the flop, Raise the turn