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[QUOTE="eBuddy, post: 2155779, member: 101025"]
I will start off with the relatively simple examples of how I played my Aces.  I have grinded online, but in these hands, I was playing 2/5 live with effective stacks of $500.  I had 
:ah4: :ad4: 
UTG and I almost always raise when I open, but in this hand, I opted to balance and limp instead.  As I was hoping for, LAG raises on the puck (button) to $30.  Then TAG on the BB squeezes to ~$90.  Now normally, I would 4-bet with Aces to put more money into the pot and try to get heads-up, but I opt to play balanced deception in this hand and just flat.

With a $272 pot, the flop is something like
:ks4: :10c4: :5s4: 
BB bets ~$180.  Normally, I would value raise with AA since there are possible draws and I am against two villains, but I again opt for balanced deception and just flat.  BB ends up putting me all-in (AK), and I take down the pot of over $1,100!  A 5/10 regular waiting on the 2/5 table said he did not put me on AA and said, "Well played."

About an orbit or two later, I have 
:ac4: :as4:  
again in EP.  This time, I raise to $20.  Villain in LP min-raises to $35.  Normally, I would re-raise only a small amount, not wanting him to fold.  I again opt to balance by playing the same hand differently and overbet to ~$140.  He calls, probably not putting me on AA.  I value bet on the flop, he raises all-in (KK) and I stack him.  I cash out with over $1,600 to go for a meal break with friends.  Obviously, trying to play balanced against regulars doesn't always turn out as well for me, but those losing hands are for later examples. :)
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