NL25 Tough decision w/ AA

[kwikcash]

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

Hero (SB): $32.25
BB: $11.05
UTG: $18.70
CO: $23.25
BTN: $7.20

Preflop: Hero is dealt A/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (5 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $0.75</font>, 2 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.50</font>, BB folds, UTG calls $0.75

Flop: ($3.25) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $3.25</font>, UTG calls $3.25

Turn: ($9.75) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $9.75</font>, <font color="red">UTG raises all-in to $13.95</font>, Hero calls $4.20

River: ($37.65) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $37.65 ($1.85 Rake)

UTG had T/images/graemlins/club.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (a full house, Tens full of Eights) and WON (+$17.10)
Hero had A/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (two pair, Aces and Eights) and LOST (-$18.70)



Is there anyway to avoid this situation? Was my bet too weak? Should I have folded it?

[OneBigRed]

Your raise pre flop is too small, make it 2.5$ to go, at least. As played; unlucky.

[eWeet]

don't post results. play looks fine considering that on the turn you and villain were pretty much all-in.

[ajml]

Where is the tough decision??? Raise more preflop

[kwikcash]

thanks for the reply. btw, take it easy! it's my first post! I feel like i'm getting spanked for postin the result and bad title. haha but thanks, now i know.

[DannyOcean_]

the title is fine, but don't post results. This hand seems pretty standard, villian will play lower PP's like QQ, JJ the same way and you'll come out ahead in the long run.

[whyherro]

Raise more preflop, you're basically giving him odds to go setmining if you're going to call the turn CRAI every time.

[BevillTheDevil]

next time dont post results

pf raise more to like $3, then your flop bet size would be larger and turn we put villian AI...EZ