[Tater10]

[advice from novice NL player, wanting to play devil's advocate]

I'll say this isn't that gross. Effective stack size is $12.25, the pot $4.25. There shouldn't be any hands PF that have odds to play.

If you knew he is some maniac, and shove on any flop, this is the best way to play it.

Put another way: If you knew the SB had AA, what hands could you play profitably from the button, while creating a $4 pot with $12 effective stacks?

That said, obviously the best way to make money with AA is shoving it all in and being called. Its the calling part that makes AA tricky.