How to play pocket aces?

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What could be worse than giving your opponent a cheap look at the next street? What if he catches the second pair or his draw improves to a strong combination? Do you need to slow pocket aces?
I have a big problem with aces)
 
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AA are just a high pair, if you let a player see a flop for cheap he might up end winning the hand. I always play AA aggressive. Never slow play AA.
 
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You can try to slow play AA but it's not advisable unless you play with regular people you know. Online you rarely meet the same people so I'd say bet aggressively, you want to stop people from seeing cheap flops. Sometimes you can lose with high pairs but that's the game. Bet big, thin the field and win basically.
 
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What could be worse than giving your opponent a cheap look at the next street? What if he catches the second pair or his draw improves to a strong combination? Do you need to slow pocket aces?
I have a big problem with aces)
your question has some answers, the most logical thing when you have AA is to play them aggressively and never do SLOWPLAY, if you make a RAISE too low run the risk that more than 2 or 3 players enter the hand and your AA is losing value, it is better to face maximum 2 players when you have AA, you have to have in your mind that no pocket pair has a 100% chance of winning
 
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You can only slow play AA if u know u will be re-raised by an aggressive opponent. If u play AA any other way, expect it to be a negative outcome.
 
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I always shove all-in with AA, KK, QQ and JJ. I've lost a lot of hands thinking to be "profitable" with those hands. lol
 
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I always shove all-in with AA, KK, QQ and JJ. I've lost a lot of hands thinking to be "profitable" with those hands. lol
JJ performs very differently from AA or KK. Open-shoving also makes your play transparent and fails to protect weaker open raises (i.e. 88 or A10s).

Also, always differentiate cash games from tournaments, they're not the same.
 
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One of the main rules of the game with pocket AA - do not slowplay! A pair of aces is good only preflop, the situation on the flop can change. The main essence of the game with pocket AA cards is that the fewer opponents remain in the game, the greater the probability of winning.
 
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your question has some answers, the most logical thing when you have AA is to play them aggressively and never do SLOWPLAY, if you make a RAISE too low run the risk that more than 2 or 3 players enter the hand and your AA is losing value, it is better to face maximum 2 players when you have AA, you have to have in your mind that no pocket pair has a 100% chance of winning

thanks for the helpful advice!
 
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After a few really good bad beats you will realize how to play pocket aces_) There are only a very few situation when it's worth it to slow play them. And sometimes it happens that you need to fold them on the board. Can you do so?
 
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aa play

play small ball and call vs agro. value soft players
 
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Keep it lowkey, but keep the bets consistent enough that others will still play it. The bigger your winnings, the better.
 
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You should stop looking for a way to play ACEs - or any one particular hand.

AA is obviously the best possible hand preflop but post flop it is just a pair.

Also it wins 80% of the time preflop against one other opponent, but against two or three it drops considerably
 
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You should stop looking for a way to play ACEs - or any one particular hand.

AA is obviously the best possible hand preflop but post flop it is just a pair.

Also it wins 80% of the time preflop against one other opponent, but against two or three it drops considerably
for this pair you need to really look from different angles ...
 
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It is necessary to play aggressively. but if it's a bubble or a close stage it makes sense to play tightly through the minraise
 
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only slow play if opponent is very aggressive. else, you should bet aggressive preflop, and pot size bets on all streets if the board is not scary and be prepared to fold your aces if things goes in a way that makes you believe your aces are not good
 
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only slow play if opponent is very aggressive. else, you should bet aggressive preflop, and pot size bets on all streets if the board is not scary and be prepared to fold your aces if things goes in a way that makes you believe your aces are not good
I think that you are right! Against aggressive players it is better to play
 
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So many factors come into play here. The villains ranges, Your image, Effective Stack sizes. Since AA is at the top of my range, I will sometimes use AA to balance my calling/checking range. You have to be willing to get outdrawn to maximize your value.
 
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There are many variables to consider - no way one to play AA fits every time if you want to maximize your profit. Table image, stack size, position, opponent tendencies, etc... Generally though, my opinion is play aggressively until you have information that you should slow down.

Always raise them pre-flop, especially when you think your opponent will call or re-raise you. When this happens you might get the chance to 4bet/5bet/all-in!

Post-flop continue the aggression when the board is favorable. If your opponent re-raises you, take some moments to consider his range, be cautious as his re-raise might mean that he has better than a pair.

Good luck!
 
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To play very aggressive and in case of danger to go all in...
 
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that question is asked frequently by beginners, there is two ways to play that, depends on the table or tournament , on the bubble or not, anyway, if you go all in, its better, because only people with big hands will go all in too like AK or KK or even QQ but you will win if you have aces, the other way is to play them slowly, which will put you ate risk, if others have two pairs or even a straight or flush, thats risky, but you can make a big huge hand if you play slowly, one thing i can tell you, do what you feel, if you lose its ok, you will learn something
 
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First of all, it depends on your style of play.
Secondly, it depends on your position at the table.
Thirdly, it depends on your opponents.
In each case, my game will be different.
 
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Hi.
With pocket aces, I prefer to put a third of my bank. But there are situations when I go all in.
Good luck.
 
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I would never slow play them. I would be looking to get as may of my chips in pre flop as I thought would have a good chance of a call. If that's all of them so be it. Now I might just call with them in early position at an aggressive table, but that's not really a slowplay because I would expect others to raise and then I would want to come over the top with a re raise or all in before the flop.
 
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The goal normally is to get 1 opponent to see the flop with you, with the biggest pot possible.
Almost allways this means: play agressive
 
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