AA UTG
 

I think I got carried away on the flop. Looking back at it I probably should have just called the 3-bet on the flop and then check called down. Thoughts?

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

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

Flop: (12 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, SB folds, BB calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, BB calls.

Turn: (14 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, BB calls.

River: (18 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, MP1 folds, CO calls.

Final Pot: 21 BB

Re: AA UTG
 

Capping the flop here is fine. It's likely you are going to get 3 bet by a hand like KJ or even worse. Sure the guy might have KQ or K9 etc, but I would cap it here everytime.

The rest of the hand looks fine as well.

Re: AA UTG
 

I cap it. What are you behind? KQ and KK QQ 99 and J 10.

Re: AA UTG
 

I'm playing this hand exactly the same way you played it. I used to fret over whether I was over-aggresive on the flop, but the guys around here set me straight.

Re: AA UTG
 

I'm glad to here you all would cap. I felt like it was the correct play at the time but when I was going back through my hands it seemed too aggressive.

Re: AA UTG
 

You raise under the gun and 5 people follow you to the flop? That is the last thing I'd think you would want to see with pocket aces and I'm guessing you came out empty here?

Re: AA UTG
 

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You raise under the gun and 5 people follow you to the flop? That is the last thing I'd think you would want to see with pocket aces and I'm guessing you came out empty here?

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Yeah you are actually hoping everyone caps it behind you.

Re: AA UTG
 

I think you played it fine.

Re: AA UTG
 

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You raise under the gun and 5 people follow you to the flop? That is the last thing I'd think you would want to see with pocket aces and I'm guessing you came out empty here?

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The last thing I'd want to see is everyone fold. I want everyone to see it capped.

Re: AA UTG
 

Here is the completed hand.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

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

Flop: (12 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, SB folds, BB calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, BB calls.

Turn: (14 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, CO calls, BB calls.

River: (18 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, MP1 folds, CO calls.

Final Pot: 21 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB shows 9h Js (three of a kind, nines).
Hero shows Ad As (two pair, aces and nines).
CO shows Ks Qs (two pair, kings and queens).
Outcome: BB wins 21 BB. </font>