Overplaying AA?

Level six $33 MTT. Last hand I won all in with AKs. Picked up AA in the BB now.

I pushed the flop because of the heart and straight draw potential. However, was a push necessary? Is a pot sized bet more appropriate? I want to get the most out of my winners, and obviously I shouldn't be paranoid of draws and prevent myself from picking up more chips.

Thanks for your feedback.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG (t1865)
UTG+1 (t3440)
MP1 (t6489)
MP2 (t8010)
CO (t4364)
Button (t9049)
SB (t6510)
Hero (t6660)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t900</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1800</font>, MP2 calls t900.

Flop: (t3700) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t4860 (All-In)</font>, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: t8560

[yabastid]

You don't have to push to price out drawing hands. I bet 2000-2400ish and push any turn. FWIW, I don't like your PF miniraise with AA. I think 2000-2500 is better and I like 2500 given his 4.5xBB raise PF. That way you have about t5000 in the pot and 4K behind and a push may be more enticing to call.

[benneh]

you'll save yourself a lot of money (or rather, pick up a lot more money) if you stop worrying about flush and straight draws when you're heads up around this level and later on.

Thanks guys. I figured I was overplaying that and not getting my chips worth out of it. Appreciate the help as always.

[young nut]

i think the push is fine, no problems with it here.

[ZBTHorton]

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i think the push is fine, no problems with it here.

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[MeanGreenTT]

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you'll save yourself a lot of money (or rather, pick up a lot more money) if you stop worrying about flush and straight draws when you're heads up around this level and later on.

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A push isn't bad. If he calls a pot sized bet, you are pot committed on the turn anyway.

[rannerboy]

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You don't have to push to price out drawing hands. I bet 2000-2400ish and push any turn. FWIW, I don't like your PF miniraise with AA. I think 2000-2500 is better and I like 2500 given his 4.5xBB raise PF. That way you have about t5000 in the pot and 4K behind and a push may be more enticing to call.

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I totally agree with this. A bigger preflop raise would have made a flop push the only option to consider. The preflop minraise also smells too much like a monster to me.

Your pretty much commited to this so push