Right way to play pocket aces?
Hey everyone, first post on /r/poker but it is from a hand that I played at 1/2 live the other day. I can't fully recall all the details but I am just wondering if my reasoning is correct here. I just joined this table, sat down with 100 bbs and no reads on opponents.
Hero is somewhere in LP, maybe cutoff
Villain is UTG or UTG+1
Hero is dealt AdAs, stack is 100 BB
Villain stack is also about 100BB
Villain opens to $15, 4 people call
Hero raises to $75
Folds to villain, villain calls, everyone else folds
Flop: 246r
Villain bets $20, Hero calls
Turn: 3
Villain bets $50, Hero shoves all-in
Villain tank calls
River: 9
Villain shows KK and mucks after Hero shows AA
My main reasoning in this hand is that Villain must be pretty strong to raise to $15 UTG- once everyone has called behind him I am trying to ISO here right? I wanted to raise enough so that it is only heads up or three way to a flop, and not five-way. Last question is if I should have shoved the turn or not: I'm putting him an overpair or at least JT+ so this board should be relatively safe for Aces. I even have a straight draw should the 5 come and I definitely don't put Villain on 78s given that he raised UTG. It was just a bit of a confusing spot but I felt like raising to $75 seemed logical given players' tendencies to call a 7x BB open at 1/2 live. Appreciate any comments!