$10 NLHE 6-max: Should I flat AA here to keep the fish in?

I am still often in the mindset of "OMG AA - Get it in!" when I pick up the rockets. Here though, I was left wondering whether I should just flat the BTN's raise hoping to keep the other fish in. My thinking is that the BB is unlikely to call the fish's AI, especially after I do and if the other fish did call then it'd be an easy shove on the flop (the total pot would amount to more than the CO's stack) the majority of the time.

What's the best protocol here? Do I re-raise (and if so, by what?) or do I just flat?


IPoker Network $10.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2150437
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BB: $10.89 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 14, 3B: 6, AF: 6.5, hands: 138
UTG: $13.76 - VPIP: 33, PFR: 17, 3B: 0, AF: 0.7, Hands: 12
MP: $11.56 - VPIP: 26, PFR: 25, 3B: 11, AF: 2.3, Hands: 208
CO: $4.37 - VPIP: 37, PFR: 17, 3B: 0, AF: 8.0, Hands: 35
BTN: $1.35 - VPIP: 43, PFR: 9, 3B: 4, AF: 1.4, Hands: 289
Hero (SB): $11.00 - VPIP: 19, PFR: 14, 3B: 4, AF: 2.4, Hands: 74676

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with A A
2 folds, CO calls $0.10, BTN raises to $1.35, Hero ??

Ye call. Btn is all in, raising does nothing but push the other fish out.

Agree to flat it, but doubtful that the CO calls either way. Would have likely bet if he had a hand worth calling with. Best case scenario is the BB wakes up with a hand and try's to squeeze you and the CO out. Otherwise your getting HU with the button 95% of the time.

I really like flatting here as well because if someone else picks up like AQ+ / TT+ theyre probably going to spaz

yeah I like the flat to see a flop, and raise/bet any flop and try to get it all in on flop or turn, flop if it's possible tho.

forsakenone said:

yeah I like the flat to see a flop, and raise/bet any flop and try to get it all in on flop or turn, flop if it's possible tho.

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I would be carefull on the flop still. The CO has shorter stack, so with him all in. But against BB, if he calls preflop, I would be carefull on bad flop.

I would just call his bet and depending on the flop I would check/raise.

Got to be careful to not flop a bad one

flattings super standard!

The temptation to float here is always strong, but succeeds less often than a reraise to isolate. But you probably know that huh?

If that makes you happy then float away.

Maybe think about it a different way.... The more opportunity you give for others to suck out on you, the more they will, fish or not fish.

If BB has a decent hand he will defy his less than decent odds (cuz he don't know you got rockets), which then gives nice odds to CO to come along.

My advice is to raise and isolate.

Thats the DJ i know

JOEBOB69 said:

Thats the DJ i know

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