Very unusual hand. Could I have played it better?

[markray00]

Tournament - HORSE - 7 Card Stud High - Level IV (60/120), Ante 12 (converter)

Seat 2: 1,010
Seat 3: 868
Seat 4: 1,396
Seat 5: 1,974
Seat 6: 1,065
Hero: 1,105
Seat 8: 4,582

3rd Street - (1.40 SB)

Seat 2: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 3: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Seat 4: xx xx K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 5: xx xx 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Seat 6: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___calls
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 8: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls

4th Street - (2.60 SB)

Seat 3: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks
Seat 6: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___checks
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___checks
Seat 8: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___checks

5th Street - (1.30 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___calls
Seat 6: xx xx Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___bets
Seat 8: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___calls

6th Street - (4.30 BB)

Seat 3: xx xx 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]___folds
Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]___bets___calls
Seat 8: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]___raises

River - (8.30 BB)

Hero: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]___bets___raises
Seat 8: xx xx 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] xx___raises___calls

Total pot: (14.30 BB)

Results (in white):<font color="white">

Total pot 1716

Hero: [Ah As Ad Ac 2d Tc 4h] (four of a kind, Aces)

[Jeffage]

I'd probably reraise sixth, but it's no biggie. How to play the absolute nuts is always a problem I like to solve.

Jeff

[Brad1970]

Nice. I think I would have bet out on 4th especially since seat 8 paired 9's. Most likely seats 3 &amp; 8 would have come along regardless of whether you checked or bet. They would expect you to bet a pair of A's in this spot, so a check in my view would be a little suspect. If he happen to have caught trip 9's then expect to be repopped.

[cgrohman]

I would re-raise 6th as well.

[Brad1970]

I like the smooth call on 6th.

You raised to represent a hand &amp; got reraised, so he's repping a big hand too. I'd just call hoping that he gets some warm &amp; cozy feeling that he's in front. I'm also hoping that he improves so we can cap it on the river.

My thought is that if you reraise 6th, he'll smell a rat &amp; just check/call the river. In the end you could get an extra bet out of him.

But if he is already full or possibly quads too...he'll most likely cap both streets. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[trickyAAA]

Nicely done. Way to get paid on quads - not always an easy thing to do. I wouldn't change a thing.

[Andy B]

I tend to make it a full bet on third, but limping is fine. I think you have to check fourth. I'm pretty sure that I've never checked open Aces on fourth, but what can you do? I would probably have three-bet sixth, but since three bets went in on the river, it's tough to argue. Nice hand.