[ QUOTE ]
I am completely baffled by an ace on the flop. All donks play all aces all the time, so when one hits the flop I often feel I should just open fold and be done with it.

[/ QUOTE ]

Mentally this is where I was Friday night. Took some bad beats and went totally passive. What a costly Tilt.

This hand I'd fold pre-flop on a loose table. Go into play in early position with only premium hands. Your sucking for information on the later streets. If your going to play the hand then raise/bet the flop. My experience is that they'll get scared of the aggression (leaving you with the holder of the A, so at least you know where you stand) or they'll call you down with anything and your going to a show down no matter what you do, which means you can slow down on the turn and river unless you get the nuts.