The 'unusual' thing was that as many as three other players were 'interested' in the flop.

1/2 game
Hero: UTG AcQc

I would raise like 80% of the time but decide to limp, with intention of likely 3!ing.

No raises, 5 players see the flop.

Flop Kc 7c 2s

I check with intention of raising or shoving.

UTG+2 (loose competent player) bets 10, MP1 calls (tight competent), button (TAG competent) makes it 35.

Hero action?
Everyone has about $200.

I don't like the limp/rr plan. Limp/rr with AA makes sense in games where you get players to put a lot more in pre with non-permiums, but I'm not especially happy with being OOP with AQ on a lot of flops that we miss. Your balance plan is reasonable but probably not necessary at 1/2.

I'm calling out flop looking to go 5 ways to the turn with a big pot, more behind, and a draw to the nuts. We aren't likely to fold out everyone with a made hand and we don't want to fold out worse flush draws.

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Raise pre and lead flop.

AP, call and likely check all turns OOP.

You said you had the intention of raising or shoving, so now you have the opportunity and... I suppose you can go back in time and bet out on the flop; it's a good one for your hand. Or call and keep the UTG+2 in the hand.

Raise pre.

Call to potentially keep others in with a chance to overflush someone. Pairing ace may also be good.

I'd lead flop. AP, flat seems super clear. Button is going to have 22 a lot.

Personally, as played I'd call here, because if he's c/r on flop you could still get paid off when the flush hits. Lots of guys at 1/2 play medium flushes like they're the nuts.

I think the call on flop is best. Hope another villain plays a worse flush draw. And hitting an Ace could be good.

I think a shove is a losing play. If UTG+2 and MP1 both have a K (ok this is a pessimistic view) and we assume BTN would have raised pre with AK/KQ, then BTN has only 8 combos of KJ/KT. He has 6 combos of sets, and 1 combo of Kings Up if he started with KXs. If he folds KJ/KT to a shove (and others fold their Kings) then we pick up the dead 65 about half the time. The other times our equity means our EV is something like -85. So we're about -20 EV over his range. If UTG+2 or MP1 do not have a King then BTN combos of KJ/KT widen and the shove is a bit better. But on the other hand, UTG+2/MP1 could have a set or two pair... I feel the overall combination of those two factors would take my EV even worse than -$20 but I haven't crunched the math on that. I think these competent villains will fold worse FDs to my shove. So, overall, the shove feels like a negative EV.

The trouble with a call is that I am OOP and only getting 1.86:1 pot odds which isn't good enough to try hitting an Ace or Club on next card. Obv, there are implied odds, but against competent/sober villains, these are somewhat small. I think UTG+2/MP1 are folding King+weak kicker and I'm sure the tight villain will fold a worse FD or at least he won't put further $$$s in if Club peels off given his two opponents.

But overall I'm sure a call is better than a shove or a fold.

In the game, I decided to fold! I didn't like the shove and didn't like the call with the 1:86 pot odds and the villains' competence. Against many other villains I would call. A lot of players at 1/2 will play worse FDs for more $$$s but I didn't think these guys would.

But still, I should have called for the combined value of
- hoping to get action from worse FDs
- get some value from the implied odds if Club peels on turn
- get some value if an Ace comes.

Obviously it felt terrible to fold such a great flop - I butchered the hand, but there you go! Horrible!!! I was so fixated on my check/shove that I didn't put enough thought into just calling when the shove started feeling wrong after 3 villains showed an interest.