KK...a thought process in the heat of battle.

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1) Raising now offers all draws odds to call.

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It was capped preflop with 5 people coming along. The pot is now huge. Forgoing a raise here is not going to protect your hand, and there's a pretty good chance that you have the best one. Since you can't protect your hand you might as well just raise it - worst case, they call with their draw that you are probably quite a bit ahead of, and best case they fold incorrectly giving you a better chance of winning.

Yes, AA is in UTG's range, but a lot of the donks I play with frequently pull lrr's with other junk like suited aces, or big suited connectors. I'm betting QQ/AK might also be a possibility. You would obviously have a better idea based on your read of him. I think you still have to raise though as there are other people in the hand... give them a chance to make a mistake.