50nl, weak ace with caller

[CPSUpoker]

How badly did I play this? for some reason I played the hand kind of scared. I know I way underbet the turn...

UTG and SB are tricky/solid players. UTG raises with trash often.

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MP ($14.75)
Button ($84.80)
SB ($253.23)
Hero ($69.05)
UTG ($194.63)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $2, SB (poster) calls $1.75, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($8) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $3</font>, Button folds, SB calls $3, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $10</font>, UTG calls $7, SB calls $7.

Turn: ($38) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $15</font>, UTG calls $15, SB folds.

River: ($68) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: $68

[orange]

Even though this is 6-max, I fold PF. There are two callers, and the raiser was UTG (usually signifying strength).

I prefer bet/fold on the flop. c/r gets messy, as your now playing a bigger pot OOP with a weaker hand.

I think you lost to a bigger ace.

[benwood]

Orange is correct all the way around. Pre-flop,you are setting yourself up to get trapped. After the flop, when you c/r, first guy has to call $7 in a $24 pot &amp; other one calls in a $31 pot. Where are you at now? Who knows. After you bet the turn &amp; river, it's obvious that the player who called you down has an A with a better kicker. He wouldn't have raised with a kicker smaller than a 10. You're screwed. Live &amp; learn. Good luck.

[pokernose]

Make that three who fold this pre-flop. On rare ocassions I might re-raise pre-flop as a bluff, but that is particularly rare. ATo definitely isn't a calling hand.