AsTs in early position

[Gambler]

AsTs in early position. UTG limps. I raise. Two cold calls. The button re-raises. The blinds fold. Everyone calls. (16.5 sb).

Flop: A84s rainbow, but I pick up a backdoor flush draw. UTG checks. I check. One of the limpers bets. The button calls. UTG calls. I raise (although I seriously thought about just calling). Everyone calls. (13 bb).

Turn: Js. UTG checks. I bet. The limpers call. The button calls. UTG folds. (17 bb).

River: not a spade but a T giving me two pair. I bet. The limpers fold. The button raises. I call.

[Wario]

I'd play it the same.

After the limper bets and the preflop raiser just calls it's very likely your pair of Aces is good. If the limper didn't bet I would check/raise the preflop raiser to protect my hand.

Turn is easy.

River bet is good and so is the call. You'll probably be beat here a lot but it's an easy call in a pot of this size.

[toss]

I'm having a hard time thinking of what the button could be reraising you with here. I don't think its AJ. AK is a possibility, but he is the type to wait till the river to raise? Did he have a read of some sort on you? JJ would be my guess. I like the way you played it.

[Gambler]

Button showed JJ for the turned set.