Sometimes I don't understand some players who start the game with A2, A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 with these cards already going all-in thinking that A is the only card that will come out on the table and always having the chance that it will happen to really win , players are so excited about A when he takes it in his hand that he doesn't give up, even if his opponent has a royal. I think they should study more poker before starting a table by pushing all in ....
It depends on the game, the stakes, the timing and the table.
I have no problem shoving an ace when I am heads up or in a spin n go. Ax against one or two opponents is a flip, and for me, profitable.
Also, if the buy-in is low, but the rewards good (eg weekly platinum CC game), then risking it all (and buying back in if you miss) is good value. Now, I wouldn't generally do it Ax, but might AA, KK, AK/AQ pre-flop "some portion of the time" (as Jonathan Little like to say).
I get really tired of the whinging about bad players. If you cannot beat a bad player, you are the bad player. There are a dozen different things you can exploit from almost every player, but instead people are always crying about the bad players. Generally it is the bad players who fund us...so please get over it.
Well, *this* bad player has >$200 in his
bankroll since starting over from nothing in December, playing nothing but freerolls and small stakes (apart from the odd stab at a Sunday Storm or similar . It won't pay the bills but it pays for itself...
Cheers,
ObbleeXY