How often to call down A-high at 10/20?

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I am feeling more comfortable at 10/20, but this situation comes up fairly often and I'm not sure how well I handle it. For example, in the following hand my missed hand gets raised on the turn. How often does everyone call down A-high in a situation like this, and what factors into your decision? Obviously, the texture of the board and the nature of your opponent are all important - I just wanted some input.

Villain is loose, but not overly aggressive postflop. About 42/16/1.7. Definitely not passive, but no maniac. I folded this hand because all I had was A-high, with no prospects to improve. I have noticed a lot though that A-high calldowns at 10/20 can be very profitable, but when I first got to 10/20 I was so amped up for the much-hyped aggression that I turned into a LAG who couldn't lay anything down. So, thoughts? Not necessarily about this hand specifically, just general ideas would be great.



Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, BB folds.

Turn: (4.25 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 7.25 BB