another how to get full value question

leon621

last night i posted a hand and asked the question how to get paid with a very nice flop. In this hand the flop was even kinder. it must be christmas. In this however i am playing in a bounty hunter tournament and im not sure that the same rules apply (put a pot sized bet in). i was switch to the table about five hands ago and if i could give any reads they would be, everyone on the table only seems to bet hands they believe they can win.
the question is surely be aggresive or researved hoping my opponents hit something strong

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
boothy23	Small blind		15.00	15.00	3635.00
HARRYSPURS	Big blind		30.00	45.00	2330.00
	Your hole cards	A A
kentucky	Call		30.00	75.00	1970.00
MOP72	Fold
LeoBooBoo	Fold
leon621	Raise		180.00	255.00	3510.00
boothy23	Call		165.00	420.00	3470.00
HARRYSPURS	Fold
kentucky	Call		150.00	570.00	1820.00
Flop
		A 8 A

penguin7

I see that nobody has attempted to answer this one and in a lot of ways understand why. Usually when you hit the stone nuts on the flop you want to allow your opponent to catch up, The hand is even better coz you have position. Unfortunately you have cut the history off before showing if he bets out or not.
He has called a strong pf raise so you have to assume he has some kind of hand, so your bet has to keep him in. If he bets I think I would flat call and hope to repeat it on the turn giving him 2 chances of improving his hand. If he checks do you check behind? I would put in a weak 3/4 pot bet to encourage him and do the same on the turn. If he folds so be it, you wont get value from a monster if you dont bet it.

futsalref

Wish I got to see as kinda flop occasionally!

I agree with penguin.

Let them try to catch up but you do have to do your own betting if they check. Make it look weak and build the pot.

There are some hands they could have if your lucky, but in the blinds against your raise I'd fold most hands this early preflop. So perhaps there is a pair out there KK or even better 88. You may get action from a flush draw or a backdoor straight draw but you have to keep them interested by calling or betting relatively small.

If you show any aggression surely they fold!

Now you show us they both went all-in post flop and you happily collected bounty.

leon621

cheers guys i cant be bothered to go back to find it, but one of these players put a 60 raise in in which i followed on by raising about 3x followed by my opponent folding. In this case i lost my customer but i just wanted to know if i done everything correct knowing i could'nt be beaten, not to mention there is a chance both players have called for the simple reason were sat at a bounty hunter sat which could promp people into playing looser hands KT, 9T suited etc