AQ, pair on flop

[Guthrie]

Late in the first orbit. The only player I had stats on was MP3, who was 24/7.

I had resolved to stop continuation betting into multiple opponents, especially loose ones, but since this table had been fairly passive, and I had picked up a couple of small pots without showing down, the flop was checked around, so I decided to bet.

Amazingly, three of them actually folded, and it's checked to me again, so I take another shot.

Obviously it worked out well, but I'm not sure I played it correctly. If I had raised with KQ and the flop was two aces instead of two kings, I'm not continuation betting, since with five opponents, at least one of them has to have a ragged ace.

But they kept dropping off, so I kept betting. Usually they keep calling and by the turn, and certainly the river, I start wishing I hadn't kept putting money in.

Comments?

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Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (12.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP3 calls.

Turn: (7.75 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP3 folds.

River: (9.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB