[the alex]

Unless this game is uber-tight, I don't like your overaggression with AQ out of position, but let's get a little interesting than robotic "bet X with YY in Z position" mumbo-jumbo.

I like your flop play in the first hand. He played you pretty well and the only hand you can expect a call from preflop that you could beat was QQ.

v. QQ= 15 outs
v. KK, JJ, TT, and AA= 12 outs
v. KK w/Kh= 11 outs

In actuality, you wanted him to have KK if he was gonna call. The only hands that you can expect to get an $8 call from preflop that even a loose player would fold here would be 77-22 and AT. AJ is probably the best of the bad that you'll get. Maybe an AK.

My point is that you have a great draw. This is ring. You both made good bets/calls besides his weak preflop action.

What I don't like is your:
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If I'd a been [holding KK] in his position, I'd a thought I was up against AA after the all-in and probably laid it down... played very few hands and shown good cards when he gets to a showdown

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You're giving your opponents a lot of credit minus your evidence. Just because you are playing doesn't mean that people are going to respect your bets. Now, if you've effectively bullied them using a selective aggression, then you have evidence to believe that you can pick an every spot or two to fire some bullets.

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