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Playing this A-A hand better?
Playing in a live 1/2NL game in a local casino. I've been playing tight-passive for 3 hours because my cards are running bad. Even a bunch of $2 limps go nowhere. Anyway, just wondering if there was a better way to play this?
BB: Aggressive, bets into me every hand I play, $1200 stack
EP1: Aggressive, hitting on the river a lot, $2200 stack
EP2: Unknown, $100 buy-in stack
Button: Hero, $195 stack TPP and everyone is well aware of my folding
Most hands are either everyone limping or 3-4 players in for $7-$17 each PF. Lots of straddles going on.
Situation:
EP1: Raise $17
EP2: Call $17
Hero: Pocket A-A, Call $17 (not to arouse too much suspicion)
BB: Call $17
Flop: A-9-3 rainbow
Everyone checks to me and I check fearing no one calls. I still believe that at least 1 of the 2 aggressors will try to steal on the turn if another low card shows.
Turn: 6
BB: Bets $25
EP1: Deliberates a long time, calls $25
EP2: Folds
Hero: Calls
BB sits quiet and EP1 goes nuts asking if I'm using my ultra-tight image to bluff
River: Q, no flush/straight possible
BB: Checks
EP1: Checks
Hero: I bet $20 for mostly for value, but partially hoping either would try to come over top of my weak bet.
BB: folds
EP1: Surprisingly calls $20 considering I haven't played a hand past the flop in over 1.5 hours. He didn't show but my guess was he had top 2 pair, maybe with a backdoor flush draw.
I net $118...
My question is: would an all-in move have looked like some sort of bluff that could possibly get called or is it just completely saying I've got a set of Aces? I figured getting another $20 into a ~$140 pot that he almost has to call is better than making him fold...
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