AA hits set - flush draw board

[ManicLombax]

Bleh. I think I played every street poorly.

My thinking on the flop is that it's unlikely he has the case A here, so I might want to let him catch up. I don't like the flush draw, but I do have redraw equity to compensate. Should I always bet to protect my hand on the flop?

On the turn, I just turned into a station. Should I just jam it here every time?

Assuming I should nearly always fold the river. My set is only a bluff catcher here obviously. If he has any kind of hand at all he's probably going to try to see a showdown.

Full Tilt - $3+$0.30KO|60/120 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3

UTG: 3,790.00
UTG+1: 3,350.00
Hero (MP): 6,370.00
MP+1: 1,865.00
CO: 3,740.00
BTN: 3,620.00
SB: 2,605.00
BB: 5,350.00

SB posts SB 60.00, BB posts BB 120.00

Pre Flop: (180.00) Hero has A A

UTG raises to 360.00, fold, Hero raises to 660.00, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, UTG calls 300.00

Flop: (1500.00, 2 players) 7 K A
UTG checks, Hero checks

Turn: (1500.00, 2 players) 6
UTG bets 1,200.00, Hero calls 1,200.00

River: (3900.00, 2 players) 9
UTG bets 1,930.00 and is all-in, Hero calls 1,930.00

[fulksy]

raise more Preflop. around 900, on flop you definitely need to bet. this flop either hit his hand, gave him a draw or he has a lower PP which usually won't hit. theirs not a lot of turns where he is going to "catch up" that are going to call any of your bets. as played on flop jam turn.

[KoRnholio]

What fulsky said. Although checking that flop is fine IMO. Definitely raise the turn.

[ggpokergg]

definitely bet the flop, way too many drops and if you check and later start betting you won't get a lot of action - your line will look too fishy.

As played, definitely fold the river.

[donkbee]

I agree with KoRnholio in that I think checking the flop can be fine.

[dneureiter]

At first I hated checking flop, but then I studied stacks and checking the flop through you are going to stack a way wider range and a draw is only getting there ~20% of the time and it's not like he always has one. Could go either way.

+1 to raising turn and I don't think it's close. One of the worst rivers came and he still got his value so we may as well make him pay with a draw / pair on the turn.

[mcatdog]

Preflop sizing is fine, only reason to make it more is if he's going to call anyway (which is likely at a $3 buy-in vs an UTG raise). Definitely put him all-in on the turn.

[stardustakos]

Bet like Fulsky said, more PF. At these stakes he is prolly calling. You must bet such a coordinated flop, with the intention off putting his whole stack in the middle on the river.

[Penneywize]

so you like minraised pre; didn'tbet flop; CALLEDTURN WTF OMG OWTF; andcalled RIVERL OLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLL comeon dude wtf.

[Poker Orifice]

I'd probably bet the flop (also raising a bit more pre).
As played, I'm shoving over on turn allin.