Quote Originally Posted by mixchange
Let me get this straight - if I have AA and I know if I bet $1 I will get 2 callers, but if bet $2 I will get 1 caller, I should still only bet 1?
you don't know that. i do play a lot of 25nl. at pokerroom if you bet $2 pf everybody folds. if you bet $1 you will usually get between 0 and 3 callers.
if you are raising $2 with AA then you must be raising $2 with a few other hands as well. otherwise everybody will fold your bet. you'll be losing value here too.

raisng to $2 is stupid. $1 is 4 times the big blind and that is a good size raise. you should always raise the same amount pre flop no matter what you have if you have decided you are going to raise. This makes it harder for your opponents to read. If you raise to $2, you are overbetting the pot significantly
this isn't completely true. i always bet 4xbb+1xbb for each limper. but more advanced players bet different amounts in different positions. ie. less in early position and more in later position. keep the pot small when OOP and a bit bigger when you are in position