Quote Originally Posted by crazyeddie
the only thing that might make me think that there weren't three aces out was the pre-flop play...
On the river, I was pretty sold on there being one more Ace out, loose passive players just love limping in with Ace-little offsuit. I just didn't think the odd man out was likely enough to call.

Quote Originally Posted by crazyeddie
I also was little surprised you didn't baby-raise on the turn to gain info from player 5, who was clearly representing the straight.
I really like the call here. Player5 suddenly woke up from check/call to betting pot. If he's got an Ace, raising is -EV both because of the rake and it will likely scare off Player4 (who opened last round) from making a weak call, maybe chasing a full house with a set or 2 pair. Finally, if he's bluffing, I don't want to discourage him from firing off another round.

Quote Originally Posted by crazyeddie
Otherwise, there was no way you could have known. Unless you suspected that ONE of the other two had the sucker straight, in which case you should bet a mid-sized bet to get the call and spilt it with the other ace.
Yeah, that's the part I'm wondering about. How likely is a weaker hand going to be out there after that turn bet, how likely is he to call anything on the river and how likely is an idiot to go all-in with another Ace.

The other part I'm wondering about is should I have even bothered with the call on the flop since I might be chasing half a pot?