or you get burned by people like me. I had a feeling that preflop raiser had an Ace and decided to check the flop to trap. Well trap he did. I also didn't think he was good enough to fold, which I was right again. However, did I maximize on this hand as if the first guy had an ace too, I might have been better to just call, hope for a raise by the preflop raiser and get the other guy trapped for more money. Comments?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.5 BB (8 handed)

SB ($37.75)
BB ($59)
UTG ($50)
UTG+1 ($38)
MP1 ($69.17)
Hero ($59.05)
CO ($51.75)
Button ($36.27)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, CO raises to $2, 2 folds, BB calls $1.50, UTG+1 calls $1.50, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($8.25) , , (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, CO checks.

Turn: ($8.25) (4 players)
BB bets $6, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $18, CO calls $18, BB folds.

River: ($50.25) (2 players)
Hero bets $39.05 (All-In), CO calls $31.75 (All-In).

Final Pot: $121.05

Results in white below:
Hero has Ts Th (full house, tens full of aces).
CO has 9c Ad (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $121.05.

hmm... not that I spend my time worrying about 6 outers on the river, but I am much happier only dodging three. i would be surprised if the guy laid down an A, but maybe he did. I think you could have got him all in at the turn and it would have been a better play, it will really look like you are afraid of the flush draw that way.

Do you really think they would both slow play the trip Aces? I don't think BB had an ace. Maybe a six, but what the hey is he doing calling the preflop raise with X6? I think he was just taking a shot at the pot hoping no one else had anything - representing the Ace.

Your play is fine with me - especially when you read him as not being able to let those aces go. I can just see him posting on another board, whining about getting sucked out with trip aces.