Was just reading some old Gauntlet histories, trying to figure out where I used to go right, and lookee here: one of our gurus slowplaying aces...

Now, admittedly with only 4 people at the table and HU on the flop it's understandable, but I dunno...

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PokerStars Game #749948578: Tournament #2787546, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2004/10/07 - 00:02:15 (ET)
Table '2787546 3' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: mike4066 (18524 in chips)
Seat 3: scgolfer (6495 in chips)
Seat 6: amanda81 (11693 in chips)
Seat 7: NuWere (5288 in chips)
mike4066: posts the ante 25
scgolfer: posts the ante 25
amanda81: posts the ante 25
NuWere: posts the ante 25
NuWere: posts small blind 200
mike4066: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mike4066 [Ah Ad]
scgolfer said, "np"
amanda81 said, "blame yourselves"
scgolfer: folds
amanda81: folds
NuWere: calls 200
mike4066: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 6d Kc]
NuWere: checks
mike4066: checks
*** TURN *** [2s 6d Kc] [9h]
NuWere: bets 400

mmmm ... minbet (This, I believe, is what minbets are born to do)

mike4066: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [2s 6d Kc 9h] [Td]
amanda81 said, "its like that old anti drug commercial where the little boy was like, you alright, i learned it by watching you"
NuWere: bets 800
mike4066: raises 2000 to 2800
NuWere: raises 1663 to 4463 and is all-in
mike4066: calls 1663
michael1123 [observer] said, "haha"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NuWere: shows [9c 9s] (three of a kind, Nines)
mike4066: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
mike4066 said, "ouch"
NuWere collected 10626 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10626 | Rake 0
Board [2s 6d Kc 9h Td]
Seat 2: mike4066 (big blind) showed [Ah Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: scgolfer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: amanda81 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: NuWere (small blind) showed [9c 9s] and won (10626) with three of a kind, Nines