how do u play AA

utrocket_315 · Apr 17, 2005

just looking for some opinions on pocket aces...

bet big or slow play?

Grumbledook · Apr 17, 2005

In what game/limits you asking about.

Short handed or full table, what position etc?

There are many different ways of playing them and all have their pros and cons as any play does. Need a bit more info but I would guess your asking about no limit?

TheTrench · Apr 17, 2005

It really depends on your position and situation. Post a more detailed question then others and I can answer your question better.

Hacksaw · Apr 17, 2005

yup

alot of ways to play that or any other hand

depending on the situation

aznb0i · Apr 17, 2005

most likely i just go all in.. with pocket AA and wish for the best

Poison91 · Jul 18, 2025

utrocket_315 said:
just looking for some opinions on pocket aces...

bet big or slow play?

If many people go all in, I fold. If I am heads up and they go all in preflop, I pay, but I prefer to play it to see the flop and pay the next bet to analyze if a possible flush or straight comes out, and I try to get a pair on the board, thus canceling the opponent's double pair.

sandy358 · Jul 18, 2025

Poison91 said:
If many people go all in, I fold.

Folding aces pre💀

MishkaZL · Jul 18, 2025

utrocket_315 said:
just looking for some opinions on pocket aces...

bet big or slow play?

It depends on the situation. There are a lot of factors to consider, including the number of players at the table, the size of each player's stack, the format, structure and stage of the tournament, your position, and the size of your stack. There are many factors and they are all important.

psycodelic1 · Jul 18, 2025

sandy358 said:
Folding aces pre💀

I folded it many times in satelites having 6bb 2 players to bust to win 22$ or more is worth calling trust me i lost a lot on the bubble with KK AA AK that i just try to make in the mooney but in mtts i will never fold even in bubble and this is what happens when 2 players shove to you and youre calling with AA☠️☠️☠️

MAFNL16061986 · Jul 19, 2025

at first check or call nd see what the first 3 cards are if i am sure i can in whith aa i will go all in after that

Iryna Stryzheuskaya · Jul 19, 2025

I think that there are very few cases when you can use slowplay.

sandy358 · Jul 19, 2025

psycodelic1 said:
I folded it many times in satelites having 6bb 2 players to bust to win 22$ or more is worth calling trust me i lost a lot on the bubble with KK AA AK that i just try to make in the mooney but in mtts i will never fold even in bubble and this is what happens when 2 players shove to you and youre calling with AA☠️☠️☠️

Satellites don't count, they have very different dynamics from normal mtts and cash

psycodelic1 said:
and this is what happens when 2 players shove to you and youre calling with AA

welp, your equity is much smaller with aces multiway, but the payout is much bigger, so it's still quite +EV

Omar.Imrane · Jul 19, 2025

Honestly, for me pocket Aces are simple — they're either the hand that gives me the biggest win of the session... or the smallest loss possible

I usually go all-in preflop unless there's a very specific read or some crazy dynamics on the table. If someone cracks them, at least I went out swinging. And if they hold, well… it’s a beautiful moment we all live for

So yeah, AA for me = All-In Always… or Almost Always 😄

Sparta77 · Jul 19, 2025

I'm going A-A ollin. Because if I play it slow, it can be a bad experience.

ponistra7 · Jul 19, 2025

I used to play AA slow and in such situations I would usually lose on the river.
Now I play AA all-in and win more often than before.

MTT Database Review · Jul 19, 2025

There is no advice on how to play AA. Or how to play AK, or AQ, or JJ or 87s or anything else. If you want advice, ask how to play on monotone flops CO vs BB at 30bb deep. Or what to 3bet BB vs BTN open at 50bb, or on what flops BTN vs SB SRP 60bb deep we should use the largest cbets and on which the smallest ones. Learn different situations and how to approach them. Not by hands. Every hand is played differently every time. Sometimes 72o is raise preflop and sometimes AK is fold preflop.

Aleksandr1991 · Jul 19, 2025

Play more aggressively if you're in the last position (for example, on a button). You should be more in the early position
careful, you can also lose with such a hand ((((

Mig32 · Jul 27, 2025

Great question! Pocket Aces are the best starting hand in Texas Hold’em, but how you play them really depends on position, stack sizes, opponents, and stage of the tournament or cash game.

My take:

🔹 Early in the hand (preflop) – I almost always raise or re-raise to isolate and build the pot. Slow-playing can be dangerous, especially in multiway pots where weaker hands can catch up.

🔹 Postflop – If the board is dry and I’ve already shown strength, I may go for smaller value bets to keep opponents in. But if the board is wet or multiway, I bet more aggressively to protect my hand.

In short:

I usually bet strong rather than slow play — especially in lower-stakes games where players love to call with all kinds of hands. Slow playing might feel sneaky, but giving free cards can cost you a big pot.

SOLO22 · Jul 28, 2025

utrocket_315 said:
Sólo estoy buscando algunas opiniones sobre ases de bolsillo...

¿Apostar en grande o jugar lento?

Try to extract as much as you can by analyzing your opponents since you can't put all the plastic in the same way on all the tables the same way.

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