AA hand

[Rockymv]

Is this okay? I don't really know what I'm doing yet.

EDIT: I guess my question is how hard to push big pairs when there's a chance you're beat but you really just can't tell.

PokerStars Game #3806937747: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/01/30 - 14:42:29 (ET)
Table 'Minerva III' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Rockymv ($100.40 in chips)
Seat 2: phatweese ($59.75 in chips)
Seat 3: MalYZ ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: Jayem ($21.25 in chips)
Seat 5: HurricaneHam ($45.75 in chips)
Seat 7: motmotmot ($36.40 in chips)
Seat 8: TripSearchin ($108.15 in chips)
Seat 9: faminofpoker ($121.05 in chips)
TripSearchin: posts small blind $0.25
faminofpoker: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rockymv [Ad Ah]
Fotoman_1 leaves the table
Rockymv: raises $1.50 to $2
phatweese: folds
MalYZ: folds
Jayem: folds
HurricaneHam: folds
motmotmot: calls $2
TripSearchin: calls $1.75
faminofpoker: folds
*** FLOP *** [Tc Jc 2s]
TripSearchin: checks
Rockymv: bets $6
motmotmot: calls $6
TripSearchin: calls $6
*** TURN *** [Tc Jc 2s] [9h]
TripSearchin: checks
Rockymv: bets $20.50
motmotmot: raises $7.90 to $28.40 and is all-in
TripSearchin: folds
Rockymv: calls $7.90

[DaHorror]

Woops...looks like you got outdrawn. You accidentally pot-committed yourself on the turn though.

Tough spot - personally I wouldn't put so much in on the turn since it completed a straight draw and you had two cold-calls after you potted the flop. But I'm overly conservative.
Call and pray that he just has two pair and that you still have some outs. Most likely you are just paying off his (not so bad as it turns out due to the implied odds) draw.

[reap]

I've played profitably on the 50 NL tables for a while now and before that on the 25NL.

Preflop and flop I think it's okay, though I prefer a smaller cont bet on the flop (2/3 of the pot, as opposed to your pot bet). On the turn is where I slow down, in general, without more information (about your opps). The 9 is not a great card. If they're fairly tight players, after the flop calls, at least one probably has a set, the other might have a flush draw. If they pump the pot with TPGK, then by all means the strong turn bet is appropriate. But a check on the turn would make it seem as though you have AK - if one of them has a set here, they want to squeeze as much money out of you as possible, and yet not give a free card to the flush draw, let's say, so I don't think a check is a bad option either. The drawer won't get a free card, and you will have to call less of a bet. Hopefully.

It's just important to note, that your line is one, decent, straightforward line of play, but there are a handful of other strong lines that should be employed on occasion. When a pf caller calls a pot-sized flop bet, there are reasons to be suspicious.

[Rockymv]

If I wasn't planning on folding anyway maybe I should've check-raised the turn.

BTW, he had Q9c for the SF draw plus pair of nines. What was the correct play for him? Raise the flop?

[bigredhoss]

i would bet 4 on flop and maybe 12-14 on the turn.

although honestly i think with his smallish stack it's unlikely you're going to get away from this anyway. the only advantage is if you were to bet like this and he flat called you on the turn, and then pushed river he would have enough $ behind that you could fold to an ugly river (ton of cards you don't want to see, and even without that you're not sure where you stand - could save you money in a hand you might already be beat in).