Why did you limp aces is this spot? This would have been the chance for you to pump it up pre flop and try to get down to one player. For every player you let into the pot it’s going to take away your equity by 10%. So instead of being an 80% favorite to win being heads up, you are now approximately 60% vs the field now.Erik343 said:
What you do on the flop, turn and river is going depend on what is on the flop, turn and river, and what your opponent’s are doing or not doing. These bets you are making post flop might be for value or you might be just building a big pot for someone else.
Set yourself up a little better pre flop and post flop will be a little easier for you to play.
The limping in with AA was just a contrived example…. Just tell me what yo do if I raise 4x and get three callers in position.I never limp with AA…
I just want to know in general should I value bet all three streets flop, turn, and river in this situation. Obviously, I will fold to a larger raise!
I just want to know in general should I value bet all three streets flop, turn, and river in this situation. Obviously, I will fold to a larger raise!
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If 3 people have limped into the pot, isolating to 4BB is still way to small. The goal when isolating limpers is to get value and also to thin the field and ideally get it down to a heads-up situation against one or at most two of the limpers or perhaps someone from the blinds. In a game with loose calling stations you can go as large as 10BB and basically pretend, you are 3-betting rather than raising over limps.Erik343 said:
It depends on the board runout. Connected boards are much more dangerous than disconnected boards, and paired boards are also not great, especially not when they are paired with a high card, or if the top card from the flop pair on the turn or river. Presumably you are talking about a situation, where AA is an overpair, but AA will also sometimes improve to top set or pick up the nut flushdraw. So there is more to playing a hand then just "LOL I have aces".Erik343 said:
It also matter, how many people continue on the flop, and who continue. A call from the player first to act or an overcall is stronger than a call from the last player, when the two other players have folded. This is an important dynamic in multiway pots. Your question is very broad, and its much better to post an actual hand history in the hand analysis section and get feedback that way.
Example: Hero has
Hero isolate preflop against 3 limpers, who all call. Flop comes:
The limpers all check, Hero make a C-bet, and two limpers call. Turn comes:
The limpers check again, and now Hero check back, because its quite likely, that at least one opponent just improved to trips, and that Hero no longer has the best hand. River comes:
The first limper now bet full pot and the other one call. Hero fold, because its highly unlikely, he has the best hand given the action and the board runout.
Hero isolate preflop against 3 limpers, who all call. Flop comes:
The limpers all check, Hero make a C-bet, and two limpers call. Turn comes:
The limpers check again, and now Hero check back, because its quite likely, that at least one opponent just improved to trips, and that Hero no longer has the best hand. River comes:
The first limper now bet full pot and the other one call. Hero fold, because its highly unlikely, he has the best hand given the action and the board runout.
I feel that a one pair hand is always going to be at best, only a bluff catcher if it gets to the river against 3 other opponents. I would bet the flop again and if I get three callers or face a raise, then I am likely done putting money in. But I am also not even nearly the best player, so that could be wrong. It's just how I would proceed with the hand after the flop.
Erik343 said:
Would definitely like to see you make it at least 5x here Erik, in a passive cash game you could even make it 8x or 10x to make it likely you only face one caller
Postflop will be board dependent, opponent dependent, and vary based on the actions they take
But all else being equal, you're going to be Betting all 3 streets if your opponent(s) just check/call and no draw completing cards come
You might find this video helpful as well for how to think things through How to Plan Your Poker Hand
