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Spent most of the weekend playing $5 and $10 SNGs at Noble and Full Tilt. Got pocket aces 6 times, lost on all of them. Most frustrating was last tourney. I was in 1st position, raised 3xBB, everyone folds to the button who raises me same amount. I push all-in, guy calls with J-5o - yes he wins on the river...
I would say yes. You have the best hand before the flop so you are in very good position. But, you also need to know when to fold if the flop is against you. Whenever I'm in a situation where I have little chips left and I get pocket aces, I go all in.
yeah that is the ????? i am at middle position on this subject !!! allin depends if your at at a 9 or 10 handed table and what the players at table chip stack looks like compared to yours if you can afford to risk tournament life r whether it is ring game!!!also have to take in acctt yor position and what the blinds r if playing in a tourney.. preflop have too raise above the normal 3 times blind if slow playing them if win pot by your bet great but hate losing to some1 limping in in tournament situation!!! ring gaME ACCORDING IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE PLAYERS R LIKE TO GET THE MOST OF YOUR BEST HAND PREFLOP.. YEAH MAKES BIG DIFFERENCE IF IN TOURNAMENT r your in ring game the blinds and position play a very big roll how most players would play them
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You should always bet high so only players with big cards or low pairs stay in the game if you don`t you can receive a 333 flop and i sucker with 34 suited hits you bad.Anyway against 2-3 opponents sometimes is better to slow play them cause if you don`t you will most probably get the blinds
i think unless you are heads up with someone and its down to the count then u may put all in with Poc A's but not with full table or loose players. Too many people and loose players mean chaser's and if u dont see an A on the borad to help its possible for a str to come for someone or possible 2 pr so it really depnds on the game what to do but i like many others have had Poc A's shoved down my Throat.chipreese423 said:
some of the advice on this site is rediculous....you should play AA very aggressively pre-flop, i usually bet 4-6X the big blind with aces......usually this will get your draw chasers out of your way.....i prefer to have aces 2-4 handed
AA is not good to slowplay, because you let lots of straight/flush draw hands get to see the flop when they'd have to fold to a raise.
Raise early and hope for a good flop.
Of course, you've got to lay them down when the board ends up like 5678K... =P
Raise early and hope for a good flop.
Of course, you've got to lay them down when the board ends up like 5678K... =P
I think you should play them like any other high pocket pair. Make a big bet, to chase on the people trying to limp in, but never assume it's the winning hand. I've had them at least 6 times this weekend, and they haven't won once. I was watching a game with Todd Brunson, he had them, the other guy had something hearts, and they raised each other til Todd forced him all in. In was obvious from the flop he was in trouble, and the announcers kept insisting he played them perfect. Hello? If he'd called instead of forcing the other guy all in, he could have seen the board go bad and run like hell. Just yesterday (hate to quote the pros, but it's apt) said the best thing u can learn is when to fold, and used AA as the example. People tend to think it's a sure thing. After all, it's just the best pair, nothing more. Course, like some of the other said, the table you're playing has some effect. Heh, oops, I've got AJ, and the flop is AAJ. THIS I think I'll slow play. Gotta go.
Sorry, credit where credits due. The pro I mentioned talking about folding, even if it's AA was Antonio. Flopping the boat threw me. Strangely enough, I won. Didn't make a lot, , can't with that flop, but enough.
Sorry, credit where credits due. The pro I mentioned talking about folding, even if it's AA was Antonio. Flopping the boat threw me. Strangely enough, I won. Didn't make a lot, , can't with that flop, but enough.
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I had AA twice in a freeroll tourny about a week ago. On the first one I went all in pre-flop...everyone folded. I slowplayed the second set and made a lot more off from it. I'm glad to see all of this advice saying to go all in early because otherwise I might have gotten the wrong lesson from my experience. I mean that sincerely; I'm playing freerolls to get some NL tourny experience. This seems to be one of those things that doesn't transfer well from limit games. Thanks all.
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