Did I play this hand right? I'm not showing the outcome, because that shouldn't matter. Specifically, could I have assumed I had the best hand?

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)
Table 'Kevo' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: MURootzie ($11.25 in chips)
Seat 2: AmyMarie ($109.55 in chips)
Seat 3: barneyboy ($36 in chips)
Seat 4: rgolazo ($60.05 in chips)
Seat 5: cosmo187 ($6.55 in chips)
Seat 6: YZ450Fman ($25.50 in chips)
Seat 7: ilive2callu ($20 in chips)
Seat 8: big dollar77 ($33.60 in chips)
Seat 9: umich guy ($52.55 in chips)
YZ450Fman: posts small blind $0.25
ilive2callu: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to umich guy [Qc Qd]
big dollar77: raises $2 to $2.50
umich guy: calls $2.50
MURootzie: folds
AmyMarie: folds
barneyboy: folds
rgolazo: calls $2.50
cosmo187: folds
YZ450Fman: folds
ilive2callu: folds
*** FLOP *** [As 8d Qs]
big dollar77: bets $3
umich guy: calls $3
rgolazo: raises $3 to $6
big dollar77: calls $3
umich guy: raises $6 to $12
rgolazo: calls $6
big dollar77: calls $6
*** TURN *** [As 8d Qs] [9h]
big dollar77: checks
umich guy: bets $12
rgolazo: calls $12
big dollar77: raises $7.10 to $19.10 and is all-in
umich guy: calls $7.10
rgolazo: calls $7.10
*** RIVER *** [As 8d Qs 9h] [3d]
umich guy: bets $18.95 and is all-in
rgolazo: calls $18.95

The initial smooth call is debatable but it was fine if

Tight tables, only 2-3 max 4 players will go in with a raise

I don't like the call-raise on the flop, you're most likely in danger from some good drawing hands. Your raise after the call was weak, you raised $6 into a $22 pot. Also, at this point I'd start wondering about rgolazo and possibly Aces. He seems very inclined to keep people in the hand and his play is not that of AK or AQ, although that's my read on bigdollar (AQ)

So what was the outcome of the hand? I'm betting one of them had AQ and the other one beat you with AA?

You played it great imho.

Set over sets are a wash anyways. If that Rgol guy has aces, then this's a true shame. Calling PF with them is really really weak in this situation... imho .

Cheers,

Mike

Thanks for the comments guys.

In fact, I did win this hand, but I was getting very worried about someone with a set of aces. I wanted some opinions on whether I played it right or not because it just didn't feel right at the end. I was happy, but felt a bit too relieved that neither of them had it. Just couldn't think of what they could possibly be calling with if it wasn't aces. Here's the rest of the history.

*** SHOW DOWN ***
umich guy: shows [Qc Qd] (three of a kind, Queens)
rgolazo: mucks hand
umich guy collected $37.90 from side pot
big dollar77: mucks hand
AmyMarie said, "vnh"
umich guy said, "woohoo"
big dollar77 leaves the table
umich guy collected $98.55 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $139.45 Main pot $98.55. Side pot $37.90. | Rake $3
Board [As 8d Qs 9h 3d]
Seat 1: MURootzie folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: AmyMarie folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: barneyboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: rgolazo mucked [Qh Ac] - two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 5: cosmo187 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: YZ450Fman (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: ilive2callu (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: big dollar77 mucked [Ah Kc] - a pair of Aces
Seat 9: umich guy showed [Qc Qd] and won ($136.45) with three of a kind, Queens


Thanks for the help guys.

-Matt

Umich, are you kidding me? You'd need an insane read to muck this.

lol

Mike

Hah, it's cool alex.

You're right, I probably should have raised more, but I was afraid of scaring them out of the pot when I figured I had it made at that point. Was trying to get enough in the pot to make them unable to fold. If they hit a flush or the straight, I was just destined to be screwed.

The result of the hand doesnt matter, you advice was right on Alex.