Playing AA in a multiway pot out of position. What post-flop options should I consider?

Semprini said:

No. Rip it in. If you lose, you lose but there is nothing you can do. 72o all-in pre flop vs AA wins 14% of the time. It is not abnormal to lose this. However, with 10bb you will need to gamble at some point. AA all-in pre-flop heads-up wins roughly 80% of the time. You're not going to get a better gamble.

In the rare case that you are sure that if you limp, Villain will jam you in, like an over aggressive big stack bully who is doing this to small stacks with very high frequency, then I suppose you could limp it in as a trap but the other 99% of the time just go all-in. And even in that 1% it would not be a mistake to jam first. If we steal it is disappointing but still totally fine.

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Semprini said:

We must ask the question: why are we in multiway?

Make sure that you open AA like any other hand in your pre-flop range. Never ever limp this unless it's a final table short-stack trap. Now, opening strong pre is certainly no guarantee that we will get isolation or even thin the herd but if we open AA properly we shouldn't be multi too often unless maybe it's a freeroll.

Post-flop we are basically always c-betting for value except on the grossest ugliest boards. Other than that, the only time that I might check this is if I actually flopped a set because it blocks most made value (there is only 1 A left to hit top pair) but if the board is wet, no free draws so bet. Also, even in say a 4-way SOMEONE will probably be dumb enough to call you without an A for top pair, so it's probably never a mistake to bet.

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Mantinhoo said:

In multiway pots, smaller c-bets make a lot of sense because you’re more likely to face a strong hand. Betting around 30–50% keeps the pot manageable while still putting pressure on weaker hands. I think board texture and position are also important when deciding the bet size.

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TheniT said:

With AA in a multiway pot, I’d usually keep it simple. Bet for value on safe boards, check more on wet ones, and slow down if several players start showing a lot of strength.

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BillyR23 said:

Playing AA in a multiway pot out of position. What post-flop options should I consider?

My default is to still be aggressive, but this can end-up to be very 'expensive' 😆 , so it depends on a lot of factors - like number of opponents/texture of the board/stack sizes... while AA remains a strong hand, I'm usually a bit more careful postflop and my C-bets are usually smaller (even under 30% to just test the waters) and depends on the actions of specific types of opponents (for example Nits raising) - I'm not excluding the quick fold... My best advice is to try your best to avoid multiway pots with Aces - not an easy hand to play postflop and from my experience, most of the time you'll end-up losing huge pots (especially if you're stubborn and won't fold easily) and when you'll win - most of the time the pots won't be big * especially if you flop a set- tough for your opponents to have anything decent...

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