AsTs in early position
 

AsTs in early position. UTG limps. I raise. Two cold calls. The button re-raises. The blinds fold. Everyone calls. (16.5 sb).

Flop: A84s rainbow, but I pick up a backdoor flush draw. UTG checks. I check. One of the limpers bets. The button calls. UTG calls. I raise (although I seriously thought about just calling). Everyone calls. (13 bb).

Turn: Js. UTG checks. I bet. The limpers call. The button calls. UTG folds. (17 bb).

River: not a spade but a T giving me two pair. I bet. The limpers fold. The button raises. I call.

Re: AsTs in early position
 

I'd play it the same.

After the limper bets and the preflop raiser just calls it's very likely your pair of Aces is good. If the limper didn't bet I would check/raise the preflop raiser to protect my hand.

Turn is easy.

River bet is good and so is the call. You'll probably be beat here a lot but it's an easy call in a pot of this size.

Re: AsTs in early position
 

I'm having a hard time thinking of what the button could be reraising you with here. I don't think its AJ. AK is a possibility, but he is the type to wait till the river to raise? Did he have a read of some sort on you? JJ would be my guess. I like the way you played it.

Results
 

Button showed JJ for the turned set.