Re: 5/10 Live AA Hand
I'll work backwards....
river:
when I'm in spots like this on the river, I like to make a big bet (pot or more as opposed to the 3/5-pot bet that you made) because it will often get paid off by a worse hand like two-pair (especially given your image), PLUS, now if you get raised - particularly by a decent player - you know you're behind.....problem with this line in this particular hand is that if you bet $500 on the river, you don't have much left behind if he puts you all-in so it'll be tough to fold getting such a good price.....which leads me to
the turn:
I think you definitely should've checked....a bet might've been okay if you were both deeper, but I think here a check gives you many more options (check/call to pick off a bluff or worse hand, check/raise semi-bluff, free card, etc.) and controls the pot better (given your stack depth)....
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