FTP: 50NL: AA: Failure to Protect Hand? How much to protect???

[BuddyQ]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $31.40
UTG+1: $66.45
CO: $52.20
Button: $5.45
Hero: $47.75
BB: $46.05

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with http://www.neildewhurst.com/wp-content/images/classic-cards/ac.png http://www.neildewhurst.com/wp-content/images/classic-cards/ad.png
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $1</font>, 3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $3</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: http://www.neildewhurst.com/wp-content/images/classic-cards/5d.png http://www.neildewhurst.com/wp-content/images/classic-cards/3s.png http://www.neildewhurst.com/wp-content/images/classic-cards/2s.png ($6.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $6.5</font>, UTG calls.

Turn: http://www.neildewhurst.com/wp-content/images/classic-cards/7c.png ($19.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $22</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG calls all-in $21.9</font>.
Uncalled bets: $0.1 returned to Hero.

River: http://www.neildewhurst.com/wp-content/images/classic-cards/js.png ($63.3, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $63.3)


Results:
Final pot: $63.3
UTG showed As 6s
Hero showed Ac Ad

So as I thought about this, I realized maybe I didn't bet the flop enough - How much would you guys bet here to protect Hero's hand from this Flushy, Str8-ish board? And how much is too much to bet? Would some of you Push this flop? Or am I wrong, was Pot-Sized OK here? Im very confused - please help, Thanks!

[barryc83]

You played this hand fine. He called a PSB on the turn getting 2:1 when he was a 5:1 dog. Sorry he sucked out on you but youre prize is a hell of a lot of +EV.

[Xanta]

Pot is generally what I bet on a drawy flop with a good but not great made hand. As mentioned above, your play is long term winning and villains is long term losing by quite a bit. Tought but it happens, nh.

[payoff wizard]

Post-flop, I don't see much wrong with ur play here. I think you should raise more pre-flop to help narrow your opponent's range, say $5. Post-flop, villain has 13 outs , and could well be thinking any ace will be good as well (adding an extra 3). It would likely take a huge overbet on the flop to take him off his draw, and even then, only if he is thinking (not too likely given the stakes). Villain has made a EV- call on the turn if it makes you feel any better, even counting the 3 aces that don't actually help him.