GKJohn

I like check raising here. the ratio of the pot to your stack makes it worth it. here, I have varied either all in or a smaller check raise. advantage of smaller check raise is that you will buy some there anyway. I have then varied my turn plays by moving all in. you get your share of folds there (even though villian at that point is getting decent pot odds)., and when you do, you now have extra money from him calling your flop CR.

I play this different. I look at the ratio of my chips (after raising) to the likely pot total, and if it is too large, I do not raise with aces, and the reason is that more often than not the pots you win are small and the pots you lose are large. now, having raised as you did preflop. I am going to bet the pot on the flop. Your bet let hands in where you can easily outdrawn on future streets.

agree on the preflop, I would have made it higher, but am I the only only that bets out here? you have an overpair, and its not like there are 6 people against you. arent you at least even money to be winning here? what if you bet 2/3 the pot here? if you are raised, you can probably get out. you buy some there. you get one caller at most many times, and are likely winning. re evaluate on the turn. as it is, when you check, you surrender the "drivers seat" and are now guessing the rest of the way. you fold a lot of winners when the button refires on the turn. and when the button bets, who is often making a positional bet, is a check raise not considered? I bet out, but lets just say I "inadvertently" check, I am going to check raise with an over pair and the button making his "obligatory" bet. I don't know, I play a lot of lower stakes, so perhaps my way is a losing proposition?