Playing pocket A's poll (NL Tourney's) |
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Posted Sat Feb 22, 2003 11:21 am GMT by Ship It 2 Me
I am wondering, how many people pre-flop raise pocket A's, and how many people try to slow play them.
Personally, I like to pre-flop raise, nothing worse than slow playing A's to get beat by a 2-3 off blind that flops 2-2-3
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Posted Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:23 am GMT by KidIchiban
absolutely agree..
a short time ago.. which is similar to my total experience..
I had a great idea that if I didn't raise my AA maybe nobody would put me on it..
Exactly.. you are beaten by a limper. Now thats enough to make you wanna spit..
and when the limper says to you.. "you gotta raise those buddy", "I shoulda been outta there".. then it feels even worse
I think slow-playing aces in this case.. Still calls for a delayed reaction raise the crap out of em..
Posted Wed Mar 12, 2003 3:17 pm GMT by Carson Cashman
There is almost never a correct time to slowplay aces. The only feasible time to slowplay aces would be heads up against an extremely aggressive opponent or in a shorthanded game with even more aggressive opponents. Even then its probably not correct to slowplay, as your raise will probably just inspire a reraise anyways (and thats a good feeling preflop when you're holding those aces!)
Posted Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:28 pm GMT by fidget
early position early in tourney its a limp for me
i am looking for a raise behind me to reraise
no point just picking up the blinds early when they are insignificant
late position with limpers raise at least 2x pot
late position unopened raise pot it may look like a blind steal and u might get reraised
and if u end up in a family pot then remember they are only a pair of aces
Posted Sat Mar 15, 2003 10:31 pm GMT by golddog
Don't forget position. Check/raise can be a good tool if you're early.
Generally agree. Any pair is really not that strong a hand to take to the river, even Aces. Think how often a single pair wins. You've got to kill 'em before they can improve.
I guess the way I try to think about it (don't take me as an expert, please), is I often will try to win a hand (i.e., induce folding) at the point at which I have the best hand, before somebody else can knock me off.
Keep in mind that you have to vary play over time, so they don't get the scent...
Posted Thu Mar 27, 2003 7:02 pm GMT by Geno
Let's be honest, it's rude not to pre-flop raise AA 
However, like some1 said, nothing is guaranteed having seen no cards and it's all about the flop. If it comes down A,x,y (provided x and y are different!), I'd tend to check-raise if your opponents are aggressive and bet like fury if they raise heavy to you. Doesn't usually work of course cos I'm a bad player and u can even get beat heads up if you have A,A and they have A,7! (see my bad beat post  )
Posted Tue Jul 15, 2003 12:16 am GMT by Poker_Vendetta
I guess limping in with AA can get you more money against the right opponent, and if it's at the right time but I always bet a moderate bet out there. I don't raise something i'd raise if I flopped a full house, but I usually bet out a normal raise i'd make with say, a pair. Then on the flop, if it SEEMS clear, like no 3 clubs on the flop, or 234, I will usually bet out about a little more than what I usually do. I usually make a mistake, get anxious and on the turn reguardless of what it is, I usually bet pretty high a little more than before on the flop. Then on the River if it's a weak card I will bet yet again, a little more than on the turn. But you try to not show that you are betting with a good hand. I don't know, betting small preflop then betting a lot on the flop gets me out more often than someone who bets moderate on every card.
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