[ZenMusician]

Example: I'm UTG with AA and raise. UTG+1 reraises. Call, Call, Call, I cap. Flop is A T 2 rainbow and I bet my set of aces. Call, Call, Call, Call. Turn is 9. I bet, fold, Call, Call. River is 8, I bet and button raises. I make a crying call and button shows J7o for straight.

This hand was played badly. You did not protect your hand.
It is clear you have not read SSHE (Small Stakes Hold 'Em)
by Ed Miller (see books on this site). You must learn to
bet your hands and draws correctly; this may mean check
raising instead of leading, etc.

See the chapters on Protecting your Hand, Building Large
Pots before the Flop and When the Pot is Extremely Large.

It took me awhile to really understand the true meaning of
protecting your hand. It really means "forcing your opponents
to call/play unprofitably". The shocker is YOU DO NOT CARE
IF THEY CALL OR NOT when you have forced them to make
mistakes.

If I bet 00 at roulette for infinity, those huge pots I win mean
nothing compared to the larger sum of bets that I have lost.

The casino loves when people put their money in taking the
worst of it...you should too. It's just an odds game using cards.

Good Luck. Merry Christmas!

P.S. Anyone who says move up or play no limit is to be
ignored - they severely understand the very fundamentals
of poker.

-ZEN