AA in UTG position

Mike D_ · Apr 11, 2017

I want to ask you guys how do you play this particular hand in this position because I was a few times in such a situation and it went bad. How do you open with this hand and what you do in different situations depending on how many callers u got, stack sizes, etc.?

Jankou36 · Apr 11, 2017

stack under 12BB it's all-in. More than 12BB stack, raise 3-4BB if someone goes all-in, go all-in.
Sometimes you should fold if flop is obviously flush or straight, like 3 cards with the same suit and none of your aces suit. Mostly go all-in, hard to find better situation.

Iryna Stryzheuskaya · Apr 11, 2017

With AA in UTG I always raise. The only way.

Edson · Apr 11, 2017

Ok, but in tournaments standard open is 2-2,5bb.

A lot depends of Your image on the table, and opponents way of playing. When You are on 15bb, You playing loose before and have calling stations behind, better is push all in immediately, because someone should call You. Its better than standard open and find yourself in 4-way pot

Jankou36 said:
stack under 12BB it's all-in. More than 12BB stack, raise 3-4BB if someone goes all-in, go all-in.
Sometimes you should fold if flop is obviously flush or straight, like 3 cards with the same suit and none of your aces suit. Mostly go all-in, hard to find better situation.

Mike D_ · Apr 11, 2017

Edson said:
Ok, but in tournaments standard open is 2-2,5bb.

A lot depends of Your image on the table, and opponents way of playing. When You are on 15bb, You playing loose before and have calling stations behind, better is push all in immediately, because someone should call You. Its better than standard open and find yourself in 4-way pot

I was interested in opposite situation, what if I go all-in with 10-12BB and still get called by 3-4 guys with better stacks(it happened to me last few days 2 times and got cracked by trash like 85o monster stack). Isn't better to limp then hope a guy with KK or QQ will go all-in and then to see if is a 1v1 to call or if is a 1 vs3 to fold damn aces?

Jankou36 · Apr 11, 2017

I think it's better to force weak hands fold with high raise, usually most of the people with 85o etc. will fold. You had this situation in freeroll with mass of players? In that freerolls people don't care, and with huge amounts of players variance is too big.
If you want to fold AA what you want to play? Just limps with suited connectors? With 12 BB you won't have too much good hands and if you will have suited connector, flop probably won't help you. Or limp with pocket pairs and hope for threes.
I think the main problem is this you play in freerolls with mass of other players, that just risk cause they don't care too much and want just easy win.

Mike D_ · Apr 11, 2017

Jankou36 said:
I think it's better to force weak hands fold with high raise, usually most of the people with 85o etc. will fold. You had this situation in freeroll with mass of players? In that freerolls people don't care, and with huge amounts of players variance is too big.
If you want to fold AA what you want to play? Just limps with suited connectors? With 12 BB you won't have too much good hands and if you will have suited connector, flop probably won't help you. Or limp with pocket pairs and hope for threes.
I think the main problem is this you play in freerolls with mass of other players, that just risk cause they don't care too much and want just easy win.

Yes, it was a freeroll. Well, currently I don't have a bankroll to start playing mtts where people do care what they are doing, but i'm very close. Sorry I didn't mentioned it was a freeroll.

fly2tsky · Apr 11, 2017

standard raise. You shouldnt raise big just because you have big hand and want to kick people out because that would be exploitable in the future. This is not a single hand but your whole range & bet size after.

Edvardas · Apr 11, 2017

I would just raise as normal and hope someone reraises with a big hand.If I get "many callers" I'm quite prepared to accept the fact that my AA are quite likely to have been cracked before I get to the river.

PKRNRS · Apr 11, 2017

Mike D_ said:
I want to ask you guys how do you play this particular hand in this position because I was a few times in such a situation and it went bad. How do you open with this hand and what you do in different situations depending on how many callers u got, stack sizes, etc.?

Always raise with this hand no matter what. Shove if your short. Bet a little more if you have a lot of calling stations. Never ever try to limp to "trap" with this hand cause it will backfire. Just remember that the the more players in a pot, the more likely your aces will get cracked.

Marmot66 · Apr 11, 2017

AA is thee monster of monsters and should definitely be played aggressive !!

Just don't scare all players at the table to fold.

Marmot66 · Apr 11, 2017

also a raise in UTG position indicates a strong hand

Jankou36 · Apr 11, 2017

Sometimes it's better to scare them, I often had a situation just like OP, when i tried to slowplay, someone gets straight, threes or flush and thats bad. If the blinds are big and your stack is low going all-in and betting high is safer.
It's your decision ofc to risk or not to risk with low raise and you should analyse all the variables at the table.

Edson · Apr 11, 2017

About what tournament we talking about? In frerrols like open skill league where most players have no idea about playing good poker that kind of situation will happen often, but remember that if You want to play good poker You should push it on short stack.

If some donk will call You with 85, and he will beat You? Don't worry, it's only variance and You must to accept it. Remember that Your decision is correct and never change it becouse one or two suckouts.

short stack + dealt AA is always all-in preflop (in some specific situations when You have specific reads You can try to slowplay it, but it's 5% of cases)

Mike D_ said:
I was interested in opposite situation, what if I go all-in with 10-12BB and still get called by 3-4 guys with better stacks(it happened to me last few days 2 times and got cracked by trash like 85o monster stack). Isn't better to limp then hope a guy with KK or QQ will go all-in and then to see if is a 1v1 to call or if is a 1 vs3 to fold damn aces?

Andrei Korolev · Apr 11, 2017

Just go Allin with any position.

andreigabor · Apr 11, 2017

Our favorite HAND, so UTG is 3X, sometimes depends on my stack, I will go all in without raising at all. 3X preflop if someone goes all in I will call easily, and if there are 3-4 player's in then I will call them also, if I can't saw a flop and there are all suited and I don't have any suited card on my hand, so in this case I will fold ACES. For me it's very simple

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psmcb · Apr 11, 2017

I think

Mike D_ said:
I want to ask you guys how do you play this particular hand in this position because I was a few times in such a situation and it went bad. How do you open with this hand and what you do in different situations depending on how many callers u got, stack sizes, etc.?

AA strong starting hand, but that doesn't mean it will remain so after the flop, UTG is better to make a standard Raise to 4 BB

VovanBaron · Apr 11, 2017

Mike D_ said:
I want to ask you guys how do you play this particular hand in this position because I was a few times in such a situation and it went bad. How do you open with this hand and what you do in different situations depending on how many callers u got, stack sizes, etc.?

This situation is very variative.you should notice on your stack and your opponents.It might be an allin or 3bet and push.you should know that if u get multipot your chances to win became smaller if flop is connected ..be patiente and prove your skill cause to win aa is not an only way to triumph.gl

Mike D_ · Apr 11, 2017

fly2tsky said:
standard raise. You shouldnt raise big just because you have big hand and want to kick people out because that would be exploitable in the future. This is not a single hand but your whole range & bet size after.

This makes sense, I understand what u talking about but this is not usable in freerolls. I have to acomodate to the playstyle of the opponents i'm playing with at the momment.

David macdonald · Apr 12, 2017

Always raise

McDrix · Apr 12, 2017

Playing UTG is better to Raise 3-4bb and call if anyone shoves it. AA is the best pocket hand but still can loose so don't be down when it happens. In freerolls I have gone All-in very early and pays up sometimes it doesn't so the std bet i a better approach.

cranberry · Apr 12, 2017

With a pocket pair AA preflop raise to 3-4 BB. If the opponent did re-raise, you need to make a 3-bet. If you raise and reraise, then you minimize the number of opponents and increase the amount of money in the bank.
In any case, don't slowplay pocket aces. The situation on the flop may change not in your favor.
Learn without regret to drop pocket aces - there are times when it is absolutely necessary. For example, a fourth card of the same suit was obtained on the turn, but you do not have an ace with this suit. In this case, to the end with the aces go categorically not worth it.

nutthink · Apr 12, 2017

for me UTG with AA is the best spot to win a lot of chips with only limp waiting for someone being agressor then suprise..

619Leafs · Apr 12, 2017

If I had AA in UTG position, I raise about 5bb simply because I want to thin the field as much as possible.

If you don't have a deep stack, simply go all-in.

1putnik · Apr 12, 2017

Standard 4-5xBet, you must to exclude players with potential good hands, then move on depending on flop.

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