Why do people lose with AA?

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What do you think is the correct way to play AA?
 
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ALL IN
 
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Wrong bet
 
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JallaFFM said:
What do you think is the correct way to play AA?
you need put the maximum money preflop
 
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AA must be played with a sizeable pre-flop bet, as it eliminates lower-value hands that could end up generating a color or a ladder.
 
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Depends of the table and your opponents style, but usually I raise pre flop and I try to play against only one (or maximum 2 players). There are days that I'm so tired of losing with AA, that I just go all in pre flop..lol
 
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.....it depends😎
 
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its poker aa is only the best starting pair doesnt mean will hold up every time
 
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Because AA is not invincible, he has his odds.
 
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Aggressive)
 
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Just don't fold pre-flop. Unless you have some special satellite situations to consider.
 
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I play freerolls, so going all-in pre-flop is the optimal decision for me.

Because players usually limp a lot, so getting folds isn't so bad if I can collect the dead chips in the middle.
But of course, possibly winning with AA is also a plus 😌
 
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even the strongest are sometimes weak
 
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There is no correct way how to play AA , its all about luck for sure . The best choice is all in i think preflop. Good luck
 
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People lose with pocket Aces in poker for several reasons :
  1. Over confidence : Playing Too Aggressively
  2. Multi-Way Pots : Aces perform best in heads-up situations. In multi-way pots, the chances of someone outdrawing AA increase significantly because more players have the opportunity to hit strong combinations.
  3. Bad Board Textures : Boards with coordinated cards (like straight or flush possibilities) can be dangerous. If the flop comes something like 9♠ 8♠ 7♣, AA is vulnerable to straights, two pairs, or big draws.
  4. Slow Playing Aces
  5. Variance
  6. Poor Post-Flop Play
 
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Same as I would do with any other hand I want to play, open with a raise or 3-bet someone’s open.
 
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AA is a lucky card, but I realized for myself that you need to play aggressively and if your opponent goes all against your 3BB on the flop, then fold your cards.
 
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Because they can't fold the hand after the flop, even if the board is clearly bad.
Only preflop is the strongest hand AA.
 
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AA good for freeflop, if you afraid opponent fold, better than give them chance
 
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JallaFFM said:
What do you think is the correct way to play AA?
It depends on many factors, but in general, in most cases, you should play aggressively with this hand.
 
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In fact, pocket aces are an 80% favorite to win the pot against all pocket pairs.Pocket aces won't lose very often, but it will happen from time to time.And this does not mean at all that the poker room you are playing at is a scam.The best strategy for playing AA is to play them aggressively and quickly. This means raising or re-raising preflop and then betting big on the flop, turn, and river.
 
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It depends on the tournament. Normally I put 4 chips, but in case I get KO and there are 1 or 2 all-in, what I do is go with all my chips.
 
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It depends on the situation. Going all-in without thinking is not a good idea.
 
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It depends where your seated. How much has been bet and who are you sitting with as well as chip stack. obviously if I'm short stack or chip leader by a very large amount I will shove, Or if it's folded all the way to me and just trying to get a call from sb or something like that. Maybe if there is an aggressive player who I think might call with crap. Other than that I'll probably try not to go all in and see flop. Just to make sure, if someone else does shove I will have to call. I might fold if it's a 2-3 way all in.
 
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Just because it's the strongest starting hand doesn't mean it will remain strong after the flop/turn/river, in fact. You have to read the game and the table/people correct. You can go all the way with it, but then you shouldn't be surprised that you'll flop if you don't pay attention to the circumstances, just because "Oh, but it's good, I have AA in my hand, everyone can go to ...". This is just a card combination that will be valuable or worthless depending on the cards on the table.
 
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