Plan the trade, trade the plan

well at least, that's what you're supposed to do.

i took a non-standard line here. board wasn't all too scary so didn't mind checking the turn behind. on river i was planning on either valuebetting if he checked, or raising if he led the river.

Also, i planned on folding if he 3bai on the river - reason being that a) it is a VERY unlikely bluff (people rarely rarely 3bai bluff rivers - if they have anything but nuts type hands they gonna be afraid of my raise and either call or fold) and there aren't many hands i beat that play this way. KK/QQ etc plays this way like.. 1% of the time...

another thing... a UTG limp-call = pair pretty often... i think that skews the range towards a set when he pushes...

so w all that in mind... i fold to the 3bai... oh wait oops!... thats what i planned and not what i did... when it came down to it, i convinced myself that 3:1 pot odds were good enough to call... honestly though, i'm ahead far less than 25% of the time, so in this case pot odds were just my excuse to make a bad play.... learn from my mistakes!

SB: $119.65
BB: $114.70
UTG: $99.90
MP: $14.00
Hero (CO): $109.15
BTN: $132.25

Preflop: Hero is dealt A A (6 Players)
UTG calls $1.00, MP folds, Hero raises to $5.00, 3 folds, UTG calls $4.00

Flop: ($11.50) 6 8 T (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $7.00, UTG calls $7.00

Turn: ($25.50) 6 (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

River: ($25.50) 2 (2 Players)
UTG bets $14.00, Hero raises to $34.00, UTG raises all-in to $87.90, Hero calls $53.90

Pot Size: $201.30 ($3 Rake)

UTG had T T (a full house, Tens full of Sixes) and WON (+$98.40)
Hero had A A and LOST (-$99.90)