Amount to bet to drive opponents away?

[Str8Fish]

I was sitting at a table with AQo first position... I call and so do 5 others [6 bets]. Flop is AcQs5c giving me a decent set of 2 pair. Now I'm thinkin to myself... maybe one of these people has 2 clubs and may be going for his flush... so I put in 8 bets more figuring the next person who calls would have to call 8 bets out of 14, or 57% pot odds. This SHOULD clearly drive out someone going for their flush at 35% hand odds, assuming they didn't pair. So question... was this too aggressive? Should I have chanced putting a bet down that gave them a better opportunity to see their flush? Obviously I'm not giving you all the details about every player, just answer in general terms.

[amoeba]

when you bet enough to make their draw have incorrect odds, you want a call.

when you underbet to make their draw correct, you want a fold.

assuming you lay it down and don't pay any extra if the flush comes.

[jhall23]

With 5 others in the pot with you you should make your bet on the higher side. Once one call's you might get a string of calls because they are getting better and better odds. If I bet in this situation (which is most of the time, as opposed to a C/R if there is someone aggressive who will bet in the back) it's going to be about a pot-sized bet. Not sure I follow your post, but you may have overbet the pot slightly. I typically don't do this but if there are a few calling stations then it might be worth it.

Save smaller bets for HU/3 way situations situations.

Also the title of your post is a little odd. You really don't want to drive them away. You just want them to make a mistake by calling.

[Str8Fish]

yea I should have named the title something else. I also should have put in something above 35%, but not as high as I did.

[GrunchCan]

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I was sitting at a table with AQo first position... I call and so do 5 others [6 bets].

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I think this was a mistake. I would have made it 3x or 4x BB to go, to limit the field.

[Str8Fish]

You're absolutely right I should have raised this initially. Time to sit down and read these textbooks again. :-)

[jhall23]

It's really situational and table dependent. At any table you shold probably have some sort of mix between raising and limping and very it based on the situation.

[soah]

AQo UTG is not a big hand.

[Snag]

This is a 6-Max Table.

AQ UTG is a good starting hand.

1.) Preflop - 4-6x BB raise. Limit the field.
2.) 2/3 - Full Pot bet.

[soah]

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This is a 6-Max Table.

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Details such as this should be included in the OP. Assuming it's true.