Slow Playing Pocket AA

I have tried slowing playing pocket AA and somehow I alway endup losing.I only slow play against one opponent but he endup with a straight or flush this happened like 3 or 4times before,I want to know if you guys think slowing AA is a good idea or I just not good enough to slow play AA because I haven't been playing poker long.

Personally, I never, ever, ever slowplay with AA.

If you let that 7-4 catch a flop and beat you for a large pot,
instead you could win that 7-4's blinds and win a small pot.

As the saying goes; you either win a small pot with aces, or you lose a big one.

Which one is better?

When I end up getting AA I never ever slow play.

When I 1st started online poker I did the same thing.

I learned the hard way doing that and it cost me alot of money

in the process. You get them, you raise with them and then

after the flop you pop it again no ifs, ands, or butts about it lol

Pocket AA also has a tendency of being over run if you slowplay. Espc on online games I have seen weaker hands catching up during the turn or river..

Absolutely! Slow playing gets u burned and allows others to see a cheap flop with bad cards and gives them the chance to catch that miracle flop.

stupid, never slowplay the best hand! do you not like money? i know i do, and i try to get as much value as i can for them. if there is a raise in front of you you do NOT "smooth" call. you REraise!!! do you not know poker? cmon now you must must must reraise, even if everyone else folds at least you picked up the blinds, antes, AND the original raise.

do not ever slowplay AA, just not a good idea in general

There are no ABSOLUTELY good advice. I agree in many situation you have to re-raise. But sometimes you must use slowplay if you want really big pot. One of the best tactics is play against the table. So if many people at the table loose aggressive - your best choise - slowplay.

i choose cake.

I never never never slow play AA. Great example of why not happened last night. I was playing in a game on Carbon and the hand went as follows

I had 3 6 off in the big blind had 2 limpers so I just checked.

The flop came 3, 4, 3, me first to act just checked,

the cut off just checked,

late position bet the pot.

I re-raised enough to put him all in and the cut off re-raised me.

I called, I had them both covered, cut off had AA,

late position had KK and both were out because neither the turn or river helped.

You see this happen so often when people slow play big hands.

Its just a bad idea, I used to do it alot when I first began playing and I still tend to slowplay pairs such as Jacks, Queens since so often you arent going to push the Aces out with a raise anyway...the problem is as just about everyone already said its too easy for someone, especilally out of the blinds to flop 2 pair on you. The one thing I have noticed though is that the few big pots you win with Aces often come when you slow play them and you flop a set and someone else flops 2 pair.

First of all, you should NEVER be playing any hand the same way every time you get it, you will become too predictable. Now that saying "You either win a small pot or loose a big one with aces" is a horrible statement to go by. It makes you play your aces scared when you have them.

Yeah I slow play aces. The best spot to slowplay them in my opinion is around the bubble of a tournament. The bubble is a spot where most people are stealing blinds and trying to take down pots preflop or get it allin preflop against one opponent. If I get aces UTG or in MP I may limp if I know a player behind me is apt to raise. Also along the same lines, if I raised preflop and got one caller, and the flop looks relatively dry, I may check to an opponent I feel would bet into me. I usually wont slow play aces much past the flop, so in the 2nd example where I check the flop and the villian bets, I come over the top right there with a big raise.

You can't be scared to play aces slow sometimes, and you definately want to play the aces in a style where you will get the best value from them. They are the best starting hand and you shouldn't be content with only picking up the blinds every time you get them.

Some great points have been brought up. I agree that once in a while if you are in early pos and have a good indication that an aggressive player will raise the pot giving you the opportunity to reraise then it's okay to slowplay. But you can still get burned by this tactic, especially if the raise you were expecting doesn't happen. This is why I say once in a while.

I agree as a general rule of thumb you shouldn't slow play aces, you really do need the right circumstances.

I don't agree with slow playing them in the bubble. I know others do and want to guarantee that they will make the money because this is typically an aggressive time for bigger stacks. Aces do cracked. Personally, I play to win, not creep into the money, as a general rule of thumb.

I do not agree with raising all in or half your stack each time. Too aggressive, you do have the cream of the crop preflop and it would be nice to make some money with them.

I absolutely agree that you do need to shake up your play and not bet the same way with them everytime. Depending on many factors, maybe you raise 3x bb with them, next time 5x bb, next time 2.5 x bb. Shake it up a bit so as not to be predictable.

i love when u slow play them because then i call u with a small connector and i felt you

i play them with a big raise because u will still get some players calling ur raise with small connectors or 2 suited cards play them like u own them and hope for luck

It's best not to insult people. As other people here have said, although I would not generally slowplay aces there are certainly a few situations in which I would. The most obvious one is where I want to trap a LAG player after me. However, I rarely slowplay, and as someone else has said, there is always the danger that the LAG will not raise you if you limp!

yeah i hate slowplaying AAs myself too always loser with AA its only good if u go all in showdown agaist one other then u should win unless u unlucky its all luck

95% of the time I do not slow play AA.

Slow playing them allows you the opportunity to see AA melt in front of your eyes with the most impossible insane bad beats.



The other 5% of the time is Situational of course.





Good Luck ......

I didn't mean that I am slowplaying here to creep into the money. I meant because players are willing to push allin if they hit anything on the flop and most times this is a great way to trap an opponent with the AA. Personally I think when I do decide to play AA this way it is the exact opposite of trying to creep into the money, because it is a higher risk play with high reward.

never slow play a hand that you "CANT" fold once you know that there is no way that your going to fold regardless of what cards come up then its time to push if you dont have the nuts (AA preflop is not the nuts)

Never say never - especially in poker...

yip thats what i was going to say. but if you do slow play do NOT get married to it, be able to let it go if you let your opponant catches a big hand.

Would u believe me if i told you i always slow play aces?


Not me ALLLLL INNNNNNN



But the regulars all know that dont you

Ummmmm aa is the nuts preflop. Its what happens afterwards that makes it a beatable hand

There's not a chance in the world that I would slowplay Aces. Simply too many donkeys out there who will give you their money preflop, but are perfectly happy to take free or cheap cards and beat you in the end.

I think you have to always remember what you are doing when slowplaying.

You have a hand AA (its a big pair but postflop.. its the highest of the lowest hand)

So when slow playing you have to do it for a reason other than 'hey wouldnt it be neat to slowplay AA'

You should always raise it or call a raise.. never limp.. you are letting in all kinds of garbage here.

But when slowplaying you have to remember that you are doing it to win a bigger pot than you would if you shoved preflop.

This means that a pair should be playing in a small pot not a big one.

It also means that you have to be willing to let go if it seems logical that you may be beat.

When it works, its great, but if you cant let go of AA postflop, then you cant slowplay it.

I have never slowplayed AA and somehow still end up being beat every time I have them, I dont know but in my opinion I think its ok to try the slow play at first, then BAM! hit them with an all in!

Actually it's very plausible to slow play big hands (AA, KK etc) as long as you have enough discipline to get away from them if you don't hit and someone gives you an indication that your pair is no good. the problem with these big hands is that people get married to them and refuse to believe that they can be beaten, i.e. even if 3 suited cards or 3 cards to a straight hit the flop, AA or KK must still be good...

Thats terrible

BAM All-in

OK im asuming you mean to slowplay preflop and thenshove the flop.

In a SS game, thats fine... its expected.. but in a deeper game noone is calling an all-in with a lower pair. Even 2 pair is a struggle.

You are simply polarising your betting in a way ahead / way behind situation.

If you are ahead then the bet size is large enough to fold out all lesser hands.. you win a pot that you would likely have won at showdown. Charge a draw.. but BAM all-in .. its just too polarised.

Now hands that beat you.. sets . they arent folding.

So its not a +ev play. You are either shoving into a pot you are already winning and forcing out everyone who you beat, or you are offering your money on a plate to better hands.

BAM all-in is not a great move

Okay, I see what you're saying now. Yeah I did think you were referring to just getting in the money before taking any risks.

Yes, what you say makes sense. Try to trap during a time when you know there's going to be some aggression to make the most +ev.

I slow played, got burnt and never ever seem to learn.

I will say when it works it is worth the wait.

OK then lets try a more aggressive play. I got AA in the first hand in a tourny the other night, play the raise and still got burned. Go figure!

Exactly

Slow playing AA is always dangerous as you can get out flopped by any hand that limps in.

I would only slow play AA in certain situations.

1. I am in late position (CO or later) and it has been folded to me.

2. The table is short handed.

3. I am able to fold the hand or make a find out where I am bet or raise on the flop.

3. I know I am going to flop the nuts (LOL).

Slow playing AA does have its advantages such as the obvious that it disguises the strength of your hand. But also it allows you to get away from the hand if you get out flopped, such as you have the 2 red AA and the flop is all spades.

For me slow playing is a good thing to do to mix up your game but I wouldnt be doing it too often.

The Muppetteer

you should never slowplay pf, and depending on your position and the cards on the flop you might be able but rarely can slowplay aces

Now you know why i stop slow playing AA, i will beat your aces with J8, and 10 3.

Doyle Brunson once said (about pocket Aces): “You can either win a small pot or lose a big one.” Your raise should take down the pot right there or at least narrow down the competition to only one or two other players seeing the flop.

I don't slow play aces because...well, reading your post you've found out several times why not. If you have a pocket full of bullets fire them fast.