I actually did lol at this hand

[Gogie]

After the flop I obviously checked and was wondering how I was ever going to get any action. I didn't have to wait long!! And by the way, before anyone jumps on me for the Mickey Mouse raise preflop, I did it because of the way the table had been playing. The outcome is the kind of play I was expecting, although a bit surprising given the flop.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8062471760: Satellite to $750K Guarantee (59577688), Table 66 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:05:42 ET - 2008/09/13
Seat 1: tincup56 (290)
Seat 2: calcove2002 (7,233)
Seat 3: manitou52 (5,165)
Seat 4: Gogie (3,152)
Seat 5: CashinCarry (3,625)
Seat 6: sean_rogers (1,080), is sitting out
Seat 7: crazyhats5 (1,155), is sitting out
Seat 8: icejet38 (1,075), is sitting out
Seat 9: acekingboy (1,590)
tincup56 posts the small blind of 30
calcove2002 posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Gogie [Ah As]
manitou52 folds
Gogie raises to 120
CashinCarry calls 120
sean_rogers folds
crazyhats5 folds
icejet38 folds
acekingboy calls 120
tincup56 folds
calcove2002 has 15 seconds left to act
calcove2002 calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Ad Ac 2s]
calcove2002 checks
Gogie checks
CashinCarry bets 3,505, and is all in
acekingboy folds
calcove2002 has 15 seconds left to act
calcove2002 folds
Gogie calls 3,032, and is all in
CashinCarry shows [Jd 2d]
Gogie shows [Ah As]
Gogie: lol
Uncalled bet of 473 returned to CashinCarry
*** TURN *** [Ad Ac 2s] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [Ad Ac 2s 6s] [5s]
CashinCarry shows two pair, Aces and Twos
calcove2002: lol
Gogie shows four of a kind, Aces
Gogie wins the pot (6,574) with four of a kind, Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,574 | Rake 0
Board: [Ad Ac 2s 6s 5s]
Seat 1: tincup56 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: calcove2002 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: manitou52 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Gogie showed [Ah As] and won (6,574) with four of a kind, Aces
Seat 5: CashinCarry showed [Jd 2d] and lost with two pair, Aces and Twos
Seat 6: sean_rogers didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: crazyhats5 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: icejet38 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: acekingboy (button) folded on the Flop

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

I don't mind the raise size at all, actually. I've tried to get into the habit of only raising 2-2.5x the BB in tournaments. Sometimes with deeper stacks I would raise more for very specific reasons, but I think smaller is almost always better, particularly if you plan on doing ANY blind stealing as the tournament progresses.

[supafrey]

I play sngs and mtts alooot lately at the small-med stakes and raising small seems to be the best strat. This is especially true early on, obv. And when the stacks get to 20x.

[UrAteUp]

The small raise has it's place I agree. If your playing aggro players a small raise usually indicates a sign of weakness to many of them. Therefore they will often play back at you.