What about slowplay with AA pos flop?

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VictorKerr

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I was with AA in a $1,10 regular tournament and I was thinking on my move on the turn...another mini raise or a bigger one to protect my hand? I bet 3x more that I put on the flop and the guy folds. What you guys think?

pokerstars Hand #164370025093: Tournament #1784895005, $0.50+$0.05 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (400/800) - 2017/01/10 19:50:05 BRT [2017/01/10 16:50:05 ET]
Table '1784895005 206' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: victorkerr94 (23179 in chips)
Seat 2: Tataboff (8160 in chips)
Seat 3: kamilbl88 (38515 in chips)
Seat 4: JoseMarcucci (10905 in chips)
Seat 6: lrs57 (12240 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: samirasas04 (3768 in chips)
Seat 8: 1frogonapilz (19233 in chips)
Seat 9: igorfor1627 (18636 in chips)
victorkerr94: posts the ante 65
Tataboff: posts the ante 65
kamilbl88: posts the ante 65
JoseMarcucci: posts the ante 65
lrs57: posts the ante 65
samirasas04: posts the ante 65
1frogonapilz: posts the ante 65
igorfor1627: posts the ante 65
lrs57: posts small blind 400
samirasas04: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to victorkerr94 [As Ah]
1frogonapilz: folds
igorfor1627: folds
victorkerr94: raises 800 to 1600
Tataboff: folds
kamilbl88: calls 1600
JoseMarcucci: folds
lrs57: folds
samirasas04: folds
*** FLOP *** [6s 7h 3c]
victorkerr94: bets 800
kamilbl88: calls 800
*** TURN *** [6s 7h 3c] [Kd]
victorkerr94: bets 2400
kamilbl88: folds
Uncalled bet (2400) returned to victorkerr94
victorkerr94 collected 6520 from pot
victorkerr94: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6520 | Rake 0
Board [6s 7h 3c Kd]
Seat 1: victorkerr94 collected (6520)
Seat 2: Tataboff folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: kamilbl88 folded on the Turn
Seat 4: JoseMarcucci (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: lrs57 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: samirasas04 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: 1frogonapilz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: igorfor1627 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
 
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You could have min raised but your opponent is not calling. You sort of slow played it anyway. Raise more pre-flop maybe.
 
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he might have come along with a strong king, but probably not gunna call that size a bet on a straight draw. If he was on both straight and flush draw but the flush wasnt there.
 
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It's really risky, I don't recommend, I think it is way easier to extract money from your opponents when they hit something on flop, like a Q top pair, or K, and if you bet, not too much, they will eventually pay, I think that is the best strategy, bet on flop, turn and river, of course sometimes they can hit two pairs, or a set and you will lose, but in the long term I think your ROI will be positive, because you have to isolate your opponenents, if you are against 3 players your chance of winning is way smaller than 50%, if you isolate them and extract money from them it can be very profitable.
 
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For small stakes tournaments and cash it's best to just play ABC for value and avoid fancy play syndrome. The occasional "weird" play that works is overshadowed by the complete disasters.
 
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No more going all-in with pocket aces for me,,,,been burned way too many times,,,,i find i make more money slow playing them,,,everyone is shocked when you turn over aces at the end:angel: Give it a try,what have you got to lose? oh,yea,,,your chips,lol,,,,:D
 
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You did everything right. On the flop you fine check. On the opponent's bet on the turn, you put more. Ideally. If he was a king he would make call. But let him 44. Then his bet you did not give open 4 on the river. I believe that it was a perfect drawing of AA on a board.
 
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I would never slowplay AA.. It makes sanse from LP ,but many times you will be called from various hands if you slowplay AA from EP. That is my advice
 
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sometimes trying to get max value holding aces can lead to disaster-letting someone see flop to cheap or underplaying aces will let villian see flop to cheap especialy at lower stakes-where ppl tend to chase more often than higher stakes-ive played them both ways and been burned both ways-at lower stakes im playing abc poker holding aces
 
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Little size on the flop and big on the tern. Why you "push" him with K on tern if you have overpair of Aces?
 
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yea, maybe just a minimum raise or 2x. there wasn't much danger posed to you
 
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I dont like slowplay only if i got nuts on flop and river cant change nothing.If i have AA ,this is one pair and i can beaten by any 2 pairs and slowplay means give them chip card to see.
 
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Was a good play the flop only offers a ladder with 54 and after having raised preflop is unlikely to have that hand
 
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what's the point in slowplay? You give cheap looking streets and you can get into a difficult situation. Also it depends on the structure of the board, but on preflop you have to play as agressively!:)
 
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AA my most unloved cards rarely take off win, slowplaying think is inappropriate, the opponent on the turn may fall draw combination.
 
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for me slow playing AA post flop is great when I have a some kind of a fix on my opponents range, seems to yield much more. Otherwise early aggression seems too keep me out of trouble but with fewer chips.
 
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I think you should have checked the turn as the K was no real threat to you as you still had top pair but by betting you gave them the incorrect odds on the turn if they were drawing to a straight so that was good. Your small BB bet on the flop gave you no real information on what your opponent really had. They may of just called cause they were getting great pot odds and were hoping to hit one of there cards. They obviously didn't have the K so maybe Ax or J10 area. Good luck on the felts!
 
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As bujjhati said, it's better to isolate the opponents to extract money from them after they've hit a top pair on flop or turn. With AA you have to make a pre flop bet good enough for some of them pay and hit at least a card in flop, cause if they dont hit, they wont call your future bets, unless you slowplay or bet very low on turn and river, so they can pay the enough to see the other cards.
 
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I don't like slowplaying AA , although some do it . I 've seen someone do it on final table on Sunday million and lose to a trash hand , not good . I would rather bet more preflop , say 2.5BB or 2000 $ , then on flop bet not only one BB , but half pot and on turn bet 2/3 of pot , don't know if it's too much aggro on a dry flop but thats what I would do .
 
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slowplaying AA is a hidden desire to suck out!!!!!!!!!
 
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never slow play with pocket aces, too many limpers could catch a two pair or something or a low flush hand.
 
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Well, sometimes you can slow play with AA against a very aggresive player , but I suggest to you don't slow play aces on such situation , and on such tournament 1.10$ this isn't good.
Thanks.
 
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I also think that is will be good to raise pre-flop!!!!
 
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My tactic is simple at first 3 bets, and then if there are no draws of combinations, and that's it!
 
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I think, that you did not correctly play on the pre-flop, when you raised the min-raise. It was necessary to bet 3-4 BB (2400-3200), and in case of a raise - 3 bet. Pocket cards AA - a strong hand only on the pre-flop, so they must be played aggressively at the beginning.
Once you lose a few times with AA on a suited flop or 678 in a multipot, you will realize that you need to aggressively play preflop.
 
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