Your play preflop was solid, with a good PP a raise of about 3xBB was a good play. With two callers, I would have to atleast one of them on an Ace and a paint or a PP. Your flop bet was also solid, it gave the message you have a strong hand and that most of the draws should be laying it down. I would say that after two successive calls on the flop, one would have made top pair (aces) and I would put the other on a made flush (but not the nut flush).
When the board paired on the turn, you get into a sticky situation IMO. You are first to act, and with only a PP and a paired board you are really going to have to bet strong to represent a strong hand. When you get a call and then a raise all-in, you have to feel you are beat at that time. Without a read on the players it is hard to know for sure, but for the most part, I would say you are beat by atleast one (if not both) of them.
To make that call on the turn, you would have to be looking to catch one of the remaining Queens or a club to make your flush. I don't see you being beat by the nut flush here, because they would have raised you on the flop, but I would bet there is atleast one flush between the two of them, and/or a pair of Aces. When the five came, your bet to me represented either trips or two pair with an Ace, and that is why I could see something like a J
T
or 9
T
pushing on the turn.
In the heat of the moment it may have seemed like a tough call, but I just can't see myself making this call here. You have already put plenty of money into the pot, but to commit nearly 3/4 of your remaining cash into a pot I can only see you winning if you catch a Queen or a club doesn't sound like a play I would make.
So, results? Did you call, and what were they holding?
