Posted Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:40 am GMT by domic1000
I find playing AJ a bit difficult at times... just want to see if people agree with what i think...
i play $1, $2 no limit
early position... call and if someone raises fold
middle position.. call and if someone raises fold
late position... raise to $10
and what if after my raise, one of the blinds reraises, do i fold...
and is there any major difference between AJs and AJoffsuit....
cheers
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Posted Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:45 am GMT by BeerWench13
Well, it depends on your table, but I think AJ does have some merit. If I'm at a loose/aggressive table, I'm more likely to play it for a raise if I don't raise with it myself. Of course this varies with position and which players are in the hand. If the table is tight, I'm likely to raise with it nearly every time since I'll probably take most pots preflop.
Suited gives you a ~3% advantage to a non-suited hand, I believe. Of course, you have to hit your suit for that advantage to pay off at all.
AJ is a tough hand to play. How much I will raise with it depends on my position and the raises/number of callers before me.
If you raise from late position, and you're reraised by a blind, you have to go by what your read is on that opponent. I can't really answer that question because it's all going to depend on the reraiser and what type of player I know them to be.
Posted Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:40 am GMT by Soup_dog
| BeerWench13 wrote: | Well, it depends on your table, but I think AJ does have some merit. If I'm at a loose/aggressive table, I'm more likely to play it for a raise if I don't raise with it myself. Of course this varies with position and which players are in the hand. If the table is tight, I'm likely to raise with it nearly every time since I'll probably take most pots preflop.
Suited gives you a ~3% advantage to a non-suited hand, I believe. Of course, you have to hit your suit for that advantage to pay off at all.
AJ is a tough hand to play. How much I will raise with it depends on my position and the raises/number of callers before me.
If you raise from late position, and you're reraised by a blind, you have to go by what your read is on that opponent. I can't really answer that question because it's all going to depend on the reraiser and what type of player I know them to be. |
Quoted for truth. If I don't have a read on the guy reraising me I would probably fold. If he keeps on doing it or is very loose and aggressive I would probably push back.
Also, is this short handed or full ring?
Posted Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:10 pm GMT by domic1000
It's a full ring game...
One of the things I haven't learned to do yet is follow which players are in the hand. I can work out who's tight and who's loose, but when there is a specific hand, I just see my cards and if I see AJ in late position, I'll raise, usually to $10, sometimes $15. So I guess the first thing I need to start to do is seeing which players are in the hand.
Few days ago there was a plan where I had AJs in late position, and I raised to $20, and the guy next to me raised to $40, so what do I do... I thought since I might call since I am sort of commited. Anyways, the flop did nothing for me, and he took the pot. Later he said he had pocket aces.
I guess I'll start being more careful with AJ in the future.
Thanks for your comments.
Cheers
Posted Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:58 am GMT by weirdofreek
quote Later he said he had pocket aces. quote
sounds like a continuation bet to me. I always have Pocket aces too when I bluff some one from a pot. People will Often raise and sometimes reraise with A8s or better at 1/2 and below so your not always behind after the flop. Like it has been said depends on your reads is he tight aggresive? If so a low flop likely didn't help him so while you may not be ahead on the flop he may not have a pair yet so a raise of his flop bet may take the pot. If he is loose a low flop like that worries me since it may give him a pair or strong draw.
Posted Wed May 17, 2006 12:25 pm GMT by shorn7
AJ is a very positional hand for me. Frankly, I hate the hand, but as wench points out, it does have some high card value. Here is how I generally play it:
EP - limp. Unless the table is super tight, I don't want to raise with it since if I get re-raised, I am gone. Reason being, even if you flop top pair, you still won't know where you are to a LP raiser who could have you dominated with an overpair or top pair with a better kicker (if u flop the Ace). So, I let it go to a raise preflop behind me (unless it is a min. raise) and need to hit the flop well (two pair or better) to really ut any significant $$ in.
MP - pretty much the same as EP with a little more raising thrown in if I am first one in. In some games, you can steal from MP or at least get the button with a raise and I consider AJ strong enough to do that with. The hand will allow me to steal on the flop too if the board is raggedy and I have only 1 or 2 opponents.
LP - Raise if 1st in; call if there are 1 or 2 limpers; make large raise if the field has limped; rarely call a raise in front of me unless suited.
I guess the bottom line is that the hand looks pretty but can cost you a ton of money in a raised pot since you will often be dominated, so i try to avoid those spots.
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