Villian's just a typical LPA and the rest of the table was supertight so I went with a small PF raise. 18 pay and 23 were left, so i was throwing my chips around A LOT lately. Thoughts on the hand?

EDIT: I meant to raise to 1444 PF, but I was 4-tabling and fucked up.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t200/t400
(Ante: t50)
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t14604
UTG+1: t10893
MP1: t7110
The Alex: t20197
CO: t20281
Button: t3925
SB: t9880
BB: t6715

Pre-flop: (8 players) The Alex is MP2 with
UTG calls t400 (pot was t1000), 2 folds, The Alex raises to t1111, 4 folds, UTG calls t711 (pot was t2511).

Flop: (t3222, 2 players)
UTG bets t400, The Alex raises to t1666, UTG calls t1266 (pot was t5288).

Turn: (t6554, 2 players)
UTG checks, The Alex bets t2222, UTG calls t2222 (pot was t8776).

River: (t10998, 2 players)
UTG checks, The Alex bets t3333

What are we analyzing. You had AA pre flop and you won. Right????????

Originally Posted by Xone

So you screwed up preflop..
Anyways, shouldn't you bet more on the flop? you are pretty much giving him odds to chase something on a draw heavy board.

I think we have the best hand here, but you definitely could've played this better.. especially on the bubble.

If I didn't think I could've played it better, I wouldn't have posted it. LOL.

Originally Posted by lairyboy

What is up with people like you who raise to stupid amounts? Why can't you use round numbers?

He does it to tilt people like you.

And like me, too. But I make a point of not allowing it to tilt me. That would give my opponent power over me, and what good is that?

But if I'm raising, I take the opportunity to "fix" the amount so it's nice and neat again.

Originally Posted by lairyboy

What is up with people like you who raise to stupid amounts? Why can't you use round numbers?
Anyway, I would have bet much more on the turn in hopes of taking the pot right there, you really don't want to see a river. What did he have? 88 or something like that?

I don't wanna see a river?

Originally Posted by Xone

Yeah.. oh well, this was hand analysis post and I gave it to ya. Are we playing any PFO tourney anytime soon?

PFO tournies generate the best Hand Analysis threads... so much argueing.

I think you played it well, I'm guessing he had a smaller pocket pair than yours so you're value betting all the way. I don't fear the flush so much because we have the ace of hearts and anything that makes a straight isn't limping UTG. I'm only remotely afriad of a set, but even then I think he's raising you on the flop or turn to protect his hand.