Trip Aces OOP, flush draw on board

[Truja]

BetFair Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (6-max)

UTG ($6.35)
MP ($10.05)
CO ($10)
Button ($6.50)
Hero ($7.75)
BB ($5.39)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls $0.20, MP calls $0.20, CO checks, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.10, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.00) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP calls $1, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Turn: ($3) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, MP calls $3.

River: ($9) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $2.70</font>

End of the hand, and a few comments in white below:
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|<font color="white"> Hero folds</font>
|<font color="white"> Final Pot: $9</font> <font color="white"> </font>
| <font color="white">Comments: I think the first mistake was not raising preflop, though probably someone</font>
| <font color="white">would've called and I would've been OOT all the hand.</font>
| <font color="white">I think my biggest mistake was not going all-in in the turn being OOT, and that lead</font>
| <font color="white">to the river situation.</font>
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So, what do you think??

[Dollar84]

raise preflop!

flop and turn is fine.
BET RIVER, you only got 3 left with trips aces and best kicker. so easy AI!

[ruapho]

I would have called it. You have to win this 1/3rd of all times to be profitable. He could have a lot of hands you still beat. Maybe he was slowplaying a weaker Ace (AQ, A5 ..). Maybe he sits on a poketpair he's not able to fold.

[aaharty]

yeah definately raise pre here. um i dont necessarily disagree with your play on the flop/turn, youre playing it pretty strong i definately dont shove the turn here either huge overbet..

on river youre ahead of a weaker ace/pair but thats about it i think and behind a boat/flush obv..i think you have enough equity for a call here..

[Nthnuts]

You're getting over 4.3 - 1 , so you actually only need to win a bit less than 20% to make this call, but easy call either way.

Always raise this preflop at these stakes, otherwise fine.