AA UTG early in a live STT

[mowgli77]

I'd like comments on a hand I played other night at Birmingham (Barrys), preferably serious ones but I'm sure Bri will have a sarcastic one to throw in. ;) We sat down for that sit n go and it was first hand, I got dealt aces. I was under the gun - first of all what would you do in that situation? Is it an automatic raise straight away? Are you trying to build the pot or just take the hand down? I called (trying to look like I was limping in) as I fully expected someone else to raise (possibly Bri or Paul Ross), as it was Gazza raised to 200 (blinds were 25/50), I think all others folded and when it came back to me I re-raised an extra 500 and Gazza folded. At this point should I have waited to see the flop or was I right to re-raise? Would I have made more money seeing a flop or would that have been dangerous? I think Gaz had AK or KJ, something like that (He'll be able to confirm) so was he right to fold also? I wasn't quite sure if I'd done the right thing re-raising regardless of winning the pot. I'm trying to learn all the time so your opinions are appreciated.

[SteveO]

Re: It is good to share I assume Mowgli you started with 100bbs. I think you played the hand perfectly well. I'd limp with aces in that position a large % of the time hoping for any raise to then reraise which you did and took it down. Ideally you would have wanted someone to overplay a hand like AK or JJ and then reshove allin which happens quite a lot in STT situations. Had everyone else limped behind you would be in a bad situation being out of position and it's likely that many will have connected with the flop so you would have to then tread carefully. Unlikely you could have gained many more chips from the hand above unless u flat called Gaz's raise and he has a hand like AK AQ and hits the flop.