I wouldn't play every hand the same as you pointed out with kk4 it does totally change the texture of the board. In this case I did raise pre and it was 10,10,4 and I was out of position. It was also a sitngo so we weren't really deepstacked but +20bb for sure. The guy did have A10 however. I don't usually get away from aces unless there's a particularly nasty board (kkx,flush,etc).I wouldn't recommend having one standard way of playing any hand.
Important considerations include depth of stacks, blinds, blind structure, # of players in the pot, other player's or players' tendencies, pre-flop action, position, pot size....
A paired flop is unlikely to hit your single opponent and make trips - but think about what they would have called your (presumed) preflop raise with. If it comes KK4 that will hit a lot of hands that call you (AK, KQ, KJ depending on how loose your opponents are). If it comes 33J I would be much less worried.
Getting it all in preflop is reasonable with AA but after the flop you only have top pair so don't go wild unless you're already committed. Hopefully you are in position and can see what your opponent(s) do before you have to act.
This is an excellent point! The only time I can remember getting a caller after I jam a paired board is when they're holding another pair.famous quote "On a paired board, You're either way ahead, or way behind"
so....what does that mean? It means there is no hurry to get your chips in when you're either way ahead or way behind. You don't need to "protect" your hand since you're either already beat, or way ahead. There are usually no good draws on a paired board. So, basically exercise pot control.
When you jam with an overpair on a paired board like that you basically kill all the action you might get from worse hands and you only get called by better hands.
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raise pre a 1/3 cbet would be the right option.
Very early SNG.
Board came JJ-x after 2 called my early position 4x BB raise (including small blind).
I was reminded of this thread as I did my post mortem. I got it all in post flop and it turned out the small blind had called with J-9.
In a standard SNG I'm not too worried about stacking off here because a lot of times (at low stakes) the other guy has a pair worse than aces or paired the x card. Still hurts to see those beautiful aces cracked tho'.
However... if I'd paid more attention to missjacki I think I could have kept 1/2 to 1/3 of my stack by giving up on the turn or river.
How does a paired board affect the way you play pocket Aces? When I'm playing a SNG I'd usually just jam if the pot is large enough already but i ran into a set last time I did so. What do you think is the best play?
famous quote "On a paired board, You're either way ahead, or way behind"
so....what does that mean? It means there is no hurry to get your chips in when you're either way ahead or way behind. You don't need to "protect" your hand since you're either already beat, or way ahead. There are usually no good draws on a paired board. So, basically exercise pot control.
When you jam with an overpair on a paired board like that you basically kill all the action you might get from worse hands and you only get called by better hands.
For the record, you ran into trips. Not a set. They are not the same thing.
A set is when you have a pair in your hand and make three of a kind. Trips is when the board is paired and you have three of a kind. For the record, sets are MUCH stronger hands than trips.
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Wise words from the Mrs. Poker goddess Jacki.
Pot control, use it effectively.
Most players will chase away after a paired board if they have hands like AQ AK KQ Kj if the board has no paint cards that is.