Pocket Aces - Isolate or Multi-Handed

[Lloyd]

I'm sure an argument can be made for either choice, but I'd like to here what people prefer. When you have pocket aces and someone in front of you goes all-in shortstacked, do you smooth call to bring others in the pot or re-raise to isolate? This is obviously a situation-dependent question as I'd probably smooth call under other circumstances.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed)
UTG (t1950)
UTG+1 (t725)
MP1 (t650)
MP2 (t1170)
MP3 (t925)
CO (t1415)
Button (t1395)
SB (t295)
Hero (t1395)


Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of t50.
<font color="CC3333">UTG raises to t100</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises to t725 (All-In)</font>, <font color="666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to t1395 (All-In)</font>, UTG folds.

Flop: (t2220) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t2220) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t2220) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t2220

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero has Ad Ah (one pair, aces).
UTG+1 has Jd Jh (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins t2220. </font>

[krazyace5]

I like the isolation play.

[Rascal]

It depnds on the blinds and how many people are in. I hate it when people try and slow play aa when blinds are low and then complian when six people play the pot and someone wins with 83 from the SB or BB. i think u need to raise to get trash out.

[fnurt]

I would definitely flat call here. The pot is already raised by a lot. You don't need to raise it again, there's only one player left to act and it's already incorrect for him to call.

[SossMan]

In this situation, it doesn't matter all that much. To good players, it will look funny if you don't push, but most players don't pay attention anyway. I would probably smooth call here. Just don't go making any bad laydowns on the flop.

edited to say : Bad laydown = any laydown

[Rick Diesel]

I smooth call here, and if UTG calls behind me, I push on any flop.