Playing with AA (preflop)

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AA is “all win” or 3-betting on preflop? Other? What is your decision?
 
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AA is “all win” or 3-betting on preflop? Other? What is your decision?

Just because AA is the best hand preflop doesn't mean you'll win 100% of the time with it. Ideally you would open raise 3BB and isolate one other player because AA, like most pairs, doesn't play as well in a multiway pot. If someone already made an opening raise then 3bet there, especially if they're a TAG player because most likely their playing top pair which you have beat. Ideally anytime you have pocket Aces you want to get the flop with one other player where you made the largest bet and they called you.
 
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It all depends on the stage and type of the tournament. If it's a freeroll, then it's always all-in. If this is a serious tournament at an early stage, it is also all-in for me. If the stage is later or before the buble, then 3-4-5 bet, depending on the size of my stack and the amount of blinds and my position at the table. But this is my personal opinion.
 
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There are many options,but I'm 90% go Allin...
 
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With pocket pair AA - raise to 3-5 BB from any position. If the opponent made a raise then 3-bet, 4-bet and so on up to all-in. The fewer opponents remain in the game, the greater the probability of winning.
 
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my advice would be to get as much as possible from the situation. if you go all in preflop, you might get everyone to fold. so, the idea is to bet the hand very strong so that you can make most players fold, but not all.

you should continue with the aggression on the flop;on turn and river, mixing it after the boards texture and his reaction is best.
 
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I play AA very aggressively because sometimes they do not play, I make big raises and reraises and go all-in so that other players do not play on small cards and do not interrupt AA!
 
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You have to play AA aggressively but that doesn't mean going all in all the time, a raise 3x to 6x +1 per limper, if you have 5+ limpers definitively go all in.
 
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I gotta say that in most of the cases I slow played the pocket rockets, I got punished. So I suggest playing very aggressively in any situation. All-in is never a bad option with AA preflop in my opinion.
 
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AA is “all win” or 3-betting on preflop? Other? What is your decision?

i dont go all in before the flop, i wait , ans make players think i have nothing, it always work for me, when i go all in they fold, its hard to get folded with 2 aces :D
 
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Of course depends on the opponent and the game, but it's almost always all-in
 
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Quite right, it all depends on the stage of the game. Definitely AA is contraindicated to play passively, as more often you will drive yourself into a trap.
 
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I'm always with a pair of AA go all in preflop. Lucky so lucky, not lucky... it's a game.
 
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There are so many variables that it depends on, please don't just jam every time you have AA, you'll lose money in the longrun (by not profitting as much as you would playing it otherwise). Can't be afraid of playing postflop, that's for sure.
 
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Each has its own game and I don't understand the correct advice about the rates. Let's play themselves and not to look at anyone.
 
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At least 60% of the time I use tri bet, a 25% Four Bet and 15% of the time I go all in. Often if you give all in the opponents will fold in the hand which will cause you to pull a few chips. Not to mention that there are those players who love to see the flop and usually "break" a pair of Ace.
 
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Two random opponents and your aces go down to 68% from 82%. If I think my opponents will call I just shove it on them. I like to Jam pre-flop rather than slow play unless I am HU.
 
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AA - it's all-in for me, always. And after I send all my chips to the bank, I hope that all players will fold. Fold this hand is hard. Playing is very hard. Therefore, I take the blinds and continue play with a calm heart.
 
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I play AA pre flop 4BB + Limpers to open; If some other player rise I go All in.

If they only pay then I will go to the standard play mode.
 
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My game with AA in the preflop depends on the level of the tournament. My options are 3bet or all in.
 
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I usually aim to get action with AA usually 3-5 times the big blind. Then on the flop I like get my money in especially if there are low cards on the board and maybe get some chasing 💰

I get punished sometimes because I am trying to maximize my profit but I like it most times!
 
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Like everything else, it depends on how many big blinds effective we are and how our opponents are playing. Definitely not afraid to slow-play if I can make more chips that way - use your opponents' tendencies against them.

I agree it is correct to play the best hand in poker to maximize your winnings and not to worry about losing. You will and should lose with aces a decent amount if you are playing them to win the most you can.

Being predictable only helps your opponents so try to mix it up some percentage of the time. If you want to raise and re-raise every time you get a high pair you should be doing this with other hands too - preferably against opponents who are raising too loosely.

Good luck to you! :D
 
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AA as long as possible pre-flop!
 
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Very deceptive though strong hand. repeatedly lost.
 
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