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A3 is the kind of hand that often costs you money in exactly these kinds of situations. The kicker is low enough to get you in trouble if you pair your ace, and low enough to STILL get you in trouble sometimes when you make two pair (which is also harder to get away from). That's because the lower pair can be counterfeited, or someone could easily pair their higher kicker to have you outranked - as happened here.
Basically I only like to play this hand from late position, if I can limp in, and only for a flush or straight. If neither comes along, I'm not really even trying to make money with it, whether there's an ace on the board or not. You have a guy betting ahead of you on the flop who surely has A3 beat - why call there? Just fold. The 3 on the turn was a happy occurrence, but AT has a lot of outs to beat you anyway: any ten, six, or seven puts him ahead of you.
Overall, my critique of the hand goes like this:
- don't play A3 suited from middle position, especially when someone has already raised the pot
- don't call the flop bet; raise it or fold, but usually you would just fold. In a five-way pot, it's a guarantee that someone else has an ace with a kicker higher than 3, in which case you're very behind on the hand
- bad luck on the river card, but effectively he hit a nine outer, not a three outer. That's why I don't like two pair hands where my second pair is that low.
- I also don't like where you push all in on the river. A scare card (the three flush) comes down, plus it's a high enough card that he could very easily have moved ahead of you with two pair (as turned out to be the case), plus it could have even made a straight for someone staying in 89 suited or unsuited... so your big bet on the end is probably only going to get called if he has you beat. Any hand that you beat (an ace with an unpaired kicker) probably folds there, unless the player's not that bright. So although it projects weakness, I'd prefer to check the river or bet the same amount you bet on the turn, and see what happens. He will certainly raise you, but maybe less. If he raises you all in you can consider your options and maybe get away from the hand. He may even check behind since the board is kind of dangerous.
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