roger perkins
Visionary
Bronze Level
Every hand there can be played different depending on table image on how the table is reacting and who is in the pot and your position and excetera and excetera. The best way to play a hand is to figure out optimally how am I going to get the most chips from my opponents. The real key is to play every hand as if it is Ace Ace even if it is 2 7.
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Tracker
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Im still fairly new to online poker so I dont really know. But i do know that Ive myself put out and lose some cash games due to betting the AK.
ADRI7HO
On the road...
Loyaler
The best card is AA, but it's also vulnerable, so it's better to have one player (up to two) outside of you in the hand.
The game with AA must be balanced accordingly to turn the flop into a maximum of 1-2 opponents in the hand.
How this can be achieved depends on your opponents' style of play, whether you need to raise or limp, or re-raise to raise.
The game with AA must be balanced accordingly to turn the flop into a maximum of 1-2 opponents in the hand.
How this can be achieved depends on your opponents' style of play, whether you need to raise or limp, or re-raise to raise.
Gallarado777
Legend
Loyaler
I think other than the draw hands of aces of kings and queens, the rest of the cards will depend on the positions
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NoMore
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I think you have to play ollin with AA if you don't play like that, you give your opponent a chance
N
NoMore
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I wish you good luck,I hope you will learn soon
roger perkins
Visionary
Bronze Level
Okay let's just start with AA.
If I'm in early position it will be either 3X or Pot bet. Depending on who is left to act and how they have been acting. I want to limit the field to 1 caller so if 2 or more have been calling my 3x or pot bet I'll even go a little higher Pot bet + 1BB. In middle position and again depending on who has been calling me still 3x or Pot bet. Now if I am first to act in the SB, I do want the BB to call me, IE my goal was to get heads up, I might just smooth call or 2X the hand again because I want the BB to call and now I am greatly disguising my hand. Some might say I'm taking a chance but at this point what is the difference If I am all in and he calls or I limp. The same outcome is I want this hand to be all in and heads up at the river. Now if I'm BB and only one has called or raised again this is what I wanted.
KK and QQ would be played similar but the flop is very important on how I would precede. On any one of the hands if I am ahead and the flop is suited or connected I may play more cautiously or I might jam if I want to take t down there.
If I'm in early position it will be either 3X or Pot bet. Depending on who is left to act and how they have been acting. I want to limit the field to 1 caller so if 2 or more have been calling my 3x or pot bet I'll even go a little higher Pot bet + 1BB. In middle position and again depending on who has been calling me still 3x or Pot bet. Now if I am first to act in the SB, I do want the BB to call me, IE my goal was to get heads up, I might just smooth call or 2X the hand again because I want the BB to call and now I am greatly disguising my hand. Some might say I'm taking a chance but at this point what is the difference If I am all in and he calls or I limp. The same outcome is I want this hand to be all in and heads up at the river. Now if I'm BB and only one has called or raised again this is what I wanted.
KK and QQ would be played similar but the flop is very important on how I would precede. On any one of the hands if I am ahead and the flop is suited or connected I may play more cautiously or I might jam if I want to take t down there.
Baldy86
Legend
Bronze Level
with AA and KK you want to raise and reraise preflop as much as possible and should be willing to go All In especially in tournaments . in cash games however when you are deep in my personal opinion if i have build a nice stack / made good money i will not risk getting sucked out and will not push all in preflop with AA KK . even though i have to say that i would leave the table when i made a big stack anyway
but yeah in general AA and KK you should always play aggressively
many will say the same about QQ ...however i am more careful with it . especially in cash games . in tournaments things are a little different and i will in most cases play QQ like AA KK
AK you should also play aggresively but less than AA KK QQ . you have to be careful with AK and especially AQ because they are not made hands yet
post flop you should play all these hands aggressively too (but in the case of AK AQ you should connect with the board otherwise you have only high card . which can be enough sometimes and if you want to bluff you can make it work too but in general you should be careful) but you should be willing to let them go when you sense that you are beaten
but yeah in general AA and KK you should always play aggressively
many will say the same about QQ ...however i am more careful with it . especially in cash games . in tournaments things are a little different and i will in most cases play QQ like AA KK
AK you should also play aggresively but less than AA KK QQ . you have to be careful with AK and especially AQ because they are not made hands yet
post flop you should play all these hands aggressively too (but in the case of AK AQ you should connect with the board otherwise you have only high card . which can be enough sometimes and if you want to bluff you can make it work too but in general you should be careful) but you should be willing to let them go when you sense that you are beaten
apLike
Rock Star
Bronze Level
You did not specify the position in which you are with these hands, each position has a slightly different approach. Keep this in mind, if you apply a single draw rule for these lessons without taking into account the position - it will be a mistake.
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zipocool
Visionary
Platinum Level
there are a lot of factors here, everything will depend on the structure of the tournament, on our position at the table and on the size of our stack, in general, of course, these are premium hands and close to them, so most often they should be played aggressively, but there are nuances