My ridiculous, poorly played AA hand

[baudib]

I should probably be banned from poker for the way I played this hand on all streets.

I'll explain in the next post.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8919340909: Table Honors (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50
Seat 1: CallStation81 ($56.75)
Seat 2: my05rsxs ($22.45)
Seat 3: mgermo ($66.60)
Seat 4: knusprdinger ($50.95)
Seat 5: baudib1 ($102.50)
Seat 6: MyMan3 ($48.50)
baudib1 has 5 seconds left to act
baudib1 posts the small blind of $0.25
MyMan3 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to baudib1 [Ah Ac]
CallStation81 calls $0.50
my05rsxs raises to $1
mgermo folds
knusprdinger folds
baudib1 calls $0.75
MyMan3 folds
CallStation81 calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Qc Jh Kc]
baudib1 checks
CallStation81 bets $3.50
my05rsxs calls $3.50
baudib1 calls $3.50
*** TURN *** [Qc Jh Kc] [6d]
baudib1 checks
CallStation81 checks
my05rsxs bets $14
baudib1 folds
MyMan3: good afternoon Admiral
CallStation81 has 15 seconds left to act
CallStation81 folds
Uncalled bet of $14 returned to my05rsxs
my05rsxs mucks
my05rsxs wins the pot ($13.30)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $14 | Rake $0.70
Board: [Qc Jh Kc 6d]
Seat 1: CallStation81 folded on the Turn
Seat 2: my05rsxs collected ($13.30), mucked
Seat 3: mgermo didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: knusprdinger (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: baudib1 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: MyMan3 (big blind) folded before the Flop

[baudib]

I actually had a plan here.

I had been at this table a while and had played my big hands pretty strongly. I played my big pairs very fast and I went about building big pot immediately when I flopped strong hands. I had bought in for $50 and dwindled down, built back up by showing down the absolute nuts a couple of times.

I wanted to change up my play a bit here...and I thought that playing AA slow preflop would be a good way to start. I'm not a real strong believer in narrowing the field with AA...I'm ok with 2 or even 3 callers, because I want someone to go broke on top pair. Repopping is often useless here because most of these guys were weak-tight and it does tend to broadcast your hole cards.

My plan was to play the flop very fast...however, the texture of the flop made me puke. Leading out here takes a real hand most of the time, I think...

At this point, I just wanted to keep the pot under control. I realize I still have a good hand and have some potential redraws...

The way this was played, the shover could have several marginal hands that have me beat -- KQ/KJ/QJ/AT/T9...plus a miniscule chance that he has a very strong hand -- KK/QQ/JJ...

For the price, I should have called, but I honestly felt I was beat. The only hands I think I beat here are AK, KT, QT...I think he checks behind with JT.

[nutsinho]

preflop is wtfterrible. if by raising and reraising you feel like you are broadcasting your hole cards and getting no action, then do it with 3x as many hands until your opponents adjust. this is called playing poker. postflop is fine as played.

[griffey24]

Mixing up your play with AA is fine once in a while, though I don't think this is necessarily the best spot to do it. It's an EP raise AND you're out of position, so you should just 3bet prelop.

Probably flat AA for deception in spots where the PFR's range is weaker, and preferably when you have position.

As played, I don't think its too bad postflop. The board is bruuuutal for you, so turn c/f is prob good. Flop c/f is prob even close, depending on the guy's stats.

[a500lbgorilla]

ignoring preflop, i like post flop.

[baudib]

Your points are valid...I wasn't thinking of the position of the raiser and caller at the time.

I prefer to reraise AA on the button though, and when the callers check to me, I like to make continuation-type bets on the flop....if it's a low board, you'll get popped by small pocket pairs and if it's K xx, you get raised by KQ.

anyway, here's a big pocket pair at that same table I played completely differently...of course the flop is different...I think I could have played this better, too.

Seat 1: CallStation81 ($32)
Seat 2: BigPapi0 ($18.05)
Seat 3: mgermo ($50)
Seat 4: MicChipper ($15.80), is sitting out
Seat 5: baudib1 ($114.35)
Seat 6: utilities ($62.30)
baudib1 posts the small blind of $0.25
utilities is sitting out
CallStation81 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to baudib1 [Kh Kc]
BigPapi0 calls $0.50
mgermo folds
baudib1 raises to $2
CallStation81 folds
BigPapi0 calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [Ts Ks 5s]
baudib1 bets $2.25
BigPapi0 raises to $4.50
baudib1 raises to $18
BigPapi0 folds
Uncalled bet of $13.50 returned to baudib1
baudib1 wins the pot ($12.85)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.50 | Rake $0.65
Board: [Ts Ks 5s]
Seat 1: CallStation81 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: BigPapi0 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: mgermo (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: MicChipper is sitting out
Seat 5: baudib1 (small blind) collected ($12.85)
Seat 6: utilities is sitting out

I figured this guy would put the rest in with whatever hand or draw he had, but maybe he something like 88 or nothing at all. Is flat-calling his reraise on the flop ever an option here?