[elmitchbo]

if my play influenced my opponents tact on this hand. i'll give more info later to avoid results-oriented thinking.

stars multi. about 700 entries, down to about 250. i'm average in chips. i've been playing tighter than normal because of a few maniacs that just busted out, but i'm getting back to my normal, sligthly LAG game. i've been aggro when i was in a hand, but not overly so. i would say that i was the most aggressive at the table, but not playing like maniac by any means. i'd made a few succesful blind steals, taken down a few pots with continuation bets on the flop... normal stuff.

ok... hero is in the BB with A5o. i think we were at 100/200 +25 at this point.
four limpers. i check.

flop is AK9 rainbow.

i think my ace is probably good, but i want to take it down now if i can. so i bet out 3/4 of the pot, but i get 2 callers.

turn is a 5.

i bet out half the pot. one fold, and then a min-raise?!? i call.

river is a 4.

i bet half the pot again. i get reraised enough to put me all-in. call? or do you get away from this with a few chips left?