Losing with Pair of A's in Tournaments

[thecat83]

Hello everyone, this week I have been fully active at the online tables playing and practicing, trying to improve my game, I started playing poker more than 10 years ago, and there are things that do not change, it usually happens that I have had a pair of A And wow, I think that more than one will agree with me in saying that every time we get those cards it is an emotion, because most of the time it is a victory, however, the result is sometimes different, puff I lost all the chips .

But because you lose with a pair of A's, it's something incredible we say, but the truth is that it's not a certain victory, there is a certain probability of losing, I have analyzed the reason and it tends to happen that on certain occasions you lose with a pair of A's for being in a bad position or betting badly, not making a strong reraise to scare off players who possibly with not so strong cards will take away our victory.

We must control our emotions at all times, and act in a cold and calculating way, to make the best decisions at the table. Good luck to everyone.

 

[Pabloro10321]

It's possible to lose with a hand of aces, but keep in mind that if you equalize an all-in before the flop, even if you lost, you probably got it right, it's not a hand that goes away.

 

[fundiver199]

I have analyzed the reason and it tends to happen that on certain occasions you lose with a pair of A's for being in a bad position or betting badly, not making a strong reraise to scare off players who possibly with not so strong cards will take away our victory.

That is obviously true, but even when we play perfect, we can still lose. The most simple example is, that someone else move all-in preflop, we call with AA, and they get lucky and suck out on us. Other hands have somewhere between 7 and 21% equity against AA, so this is obviously something, which will happen regularly.

 

[Risto234]

Yesterday saw someone having AA the very first hand but still going crashing out - luckily this wasnt me so ...

 

[Pokerpoet2]

Yesterday saw someone having AA the very first hand but still going crashing out - luckily this wasnt me so ...

Once I entered a Tournament in a Casino with a 5K chip stack, I was First to act after the BB and the blinds were 50/100, being dealt those Pocket Aces on the very first hand I raised to 300, hoping to take down the blinds there and then, the player on my immediate left re-raised to 600 and two other players called.
Now I had a dilemma, do I just call and hope to take down all 3 players or re-raise to force them to fold? I decided my only option, and Shoved all-in. When the player next to me said I was playing stupid I tried to explain to him that as far as I was concerned I had made an initial bet 3X the blinds and he had not shown me any respect by re-raising me, then two other players had called, so now there was over 2,200 in the pot and if I was to re-raise again then a Pot sized raise would only leave me with 600 chips, So it's time to go big or go home, I explained I had travelled over 100 miles to play in that Tournament and If I lost I could get home in time for "Coronation Street" on TV.
I also told him I didn't want to see the flop, and I didn't care if I won or lost, and would show my cards if nobody calls my stupid bet! he eventually folded and the next player asked me again "You will show if i fold?" "Sure I will, I really don't care!" I replied he pondered his options for a while then moved his chips all-in, the last player decided to fold so it was just 2 of us left.
I showed my Aces and he turned over a pair of Queens they were all red cards and the flop put down 3 Spades I took the huge pot and went on eventually making the final table 8 hours later.
The player to my right looked sick after that first hand and I asked him if he was alright, He replied "I would have beaten both of you had I called, with the Nut Flush" he had folded A/Q suited Spades.
That's Poker!

 

[LUKADONCICMVP]

super standard to lose with AA at least for me
wish u better luck with your AA too

 

[makisaa]

This pair is the strongest pair in the game, but it can lose also, many times. There are many other winning combinations, so they appear too and they are victorious. So the hunt must be for the winning hand!

 

[kon44]

Losing with any hand that begins a monster I struggle highly irritating* when they get sucked out on... Pre Flop, Flop and Turn lol. The Nuts evolves as the streets arrive, your nuts at the time can almost always get guttered alas 😫. I had a deep run in a 3k runner PKO yesterday.. I was first with a massive lead, lost with AA and the JJ I think it was over 3 hands, then lost AA and KK later on... busted in 102 ffs ...grrrr 🤷‍♂️ Next 🥴

 

[spectralwave]

It is very normal, as the variance is very large in online tournaments.

 

[airxlns]

If you are to exit a tournament you might as well do it with pocket aces. Personally I am more successful if I play them without the all-in element.

 

[jonaselloco]

Once I entered a Tournament in a Casino with a 5K chip stack, I was First to act after the BB and the blinds were 50/100, being dealt those Pocket Aces on the very first hand I raised to 300, hoping to take down the blinds there and then, the player on my immediate left re-raised to 600 and two other players called.
Now I had a dilemma, do I just call and hope to take down all 3 players or re-raise to force them to fold? I decided my only option, and Shoved all-in. When the player next to me said I was playing stupid I tried to explain to him that as far as I was concerned I had made an initial bet 3X the blinds and he had not shown me any respect by re-raising me, then two other players had called, so now there was over 2,200 in the pot and if I was to re-raise again then a Pot sized raise would only leave me with 600 chips, So it's time to go big or go home, I explained I had travelled over 100 miles to play in that Tournament and If I lost I could get home in time for "Coronation Street" on TV.
I also told him I didn't want to see the flop, and I didn't care if I won or lost, and would show my cards if nobody calls my stupid bet! he eventually folded and the next player asked me again "You will show if i fold?" "Sure I will, I really don't care!" I replied he pondered his options for a while then moved his chips all-in, the last player decided to fold so it was just 2 of us left.
I showed my Aces and he turned over a pair of Queens they were all red cards and the flop put down 3 Spades I took the huge pot and went on eventually making the final table 8 hours later.
The player to my right looked sick after that first hand and I asked him if he was alright, He replied "I would have beaten both of you had I called, with the Nut Flush" he had folded A/Q suited Spades.
That's Poker!

Spectacular story brother.
And I highly congratulate you on your move.
Playing AA preflop 3 are crowd hahahaha.
Always try to play heads up.
Greetings

 

[dzsire]

This is a question that comes up all the time.
Losing AA isn't the end of the world. This is the strongest starting hand, but it can also be a losing hand after the flop.
One tends to think that AA is unbeatable, but that is not the case. He's just more inclined to stick with it until the end, saying there's no higher pair. When the flop comes, anyone can beat you immediately with two pairs. You have to learn to handle it.

 

[Igor Popadyk]

no matter how you count, but there is no 100 percent probability of winning with a pair of aces, this is poker and now the one who correctly folds his hands wins

 

[Luvepoker]

There are 2 ways of losing with aces. Bad luck and possable/bad play.

Getting it all in preflop is simple just bad luck when you lose. You got it in really well and variance was not with you.

Post flop getting it in is where the bigger issue is. Pocket aces unless they improve are just a pair. I have seen people blast away with there aces for 3 streets and just in shock after getting 150BB or more in by the river they were beat. Yes they are super strong pre flop but one that flop comes everything changes. How many times I have seen 3 or 4 bets post flop and the player with aces does not even notice the Straight or flush possibility on the boards. Rasied and called by 4 players and on the flop of Js 8s 7h they will c bet get called and raised by another player and then 3 bet then get 4 bet and called and never blink an eye they could be or proablly are beat. 2 pairs, sets a straight are all possible but they have aces and wont stop.

 

[Jedrey]

Losing with a pair of AA can happen and we have to bear in mind that it can be normal as well. But I think the question has to be. How do you react to that moment, are you able to move on? Or is your emotional state shaken and you lose everything? I tend to move on starting from scratch.

 

[COMIRRR]

It is not a rule that AA wins every time!

 

[joseph2929]

Hello everyone, this week I have been fully active at the online tables playing and practicing, trying to improve my game, I started playing poker more than 10 years ago, and there are things that do not change, it usually happens that I have had a pair of A And wow, I think that more than one will agree with me in saying that every time we get those cards it is an emotion, because most of the time it is a victory, however, the result is sometimes different, puff I lost all the chips .

But because you lose with a pair of A's, it's something incredible we say, but the truth is that it's not a certain victory, there is a certain probability of losing, I have analyzed the reason and it tends to happen that on certain occasions you lose with a pair of A's for being in a bad position or betting badly, not making a strong reraise to scare off players who possibly with not so strong cards will take away our victory.

We must control our emotions at all times, and act in a cold and calculating way, to make the best decisions at the table. Good luck to everyone.

I feel your pain. I'm honestly about to stop playing pokerstars for this reason. A guy had 9/2 D. Calls my preflop raise. Doesn't hit the flop. I add another 6000 into pot he calls. Next card give him a gut shot. Sure enough you guys know the next thing all in he calls. River comes out his 7 for the straight. It's so hard to not get mad. Because some guy get lucky in those situations. Then has balls to say should of went all in on the turn. Rough times is all I can say. OH WELL onto the next one. Can't fight stupid

 

[joseph2929]

I feel your pain. I'm honestly about to stop playing pokerstars for this reason. A guy had 9/2 D. Calls my preflop raise. Doesn't hit the flop. I add another 6000 into pot he calls. Next card give him a gut shot. Sure enough you guys know the next thing all in he calls. River comes out his 7 for the straight. It's so hard to not get mad. Because some guy get lucky in those situations. Then has balls to say should of went all in on the turn. Rough times is all I can say. OH WELL onto the next one. Can't fight stupid

Just a follow up to my post. It happened again. 10/3 D. Flop 3-Q-3. I love my life. I wonder if there's certain cards to play any given day. I'm gonna start folding aces preflop.

 

[micalupagoo]

Me the other night on the bubble

I was a fairly large stack too

 

[wBoop]

If you got it all-in pre-flop with AA and someone calls you or you called their all-in - Then you did all you and sometimes you just miss.

 

[Amanda A]

Yeah, it happens but of course it's the worst when you are running deep. Last night I was approaching final table in a tourney and with about 12 bb I look down at AA. I shove and got called by 44. I saw myself at the FT and got excited, then a 4 came on the flop and it was pretty sad. Oh well. That's poker baby! Next time!

 

[yuriko oyama]

who's really going to tell us what our pocket aces will turn out to be, for sure for me is the flop.
and this certainty that this hand is not invincible, I consider it a beautiful evolution in anyone's game.

 

[Jamil]

Losing and winning is a reality on the table. Even if you hold pairs of AA, matching cards is what determines strength

 

[Jamil]

Me the other night on the bubble
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I was a fairly large stack too

Bad luck 😔، Power is not the card you have in hand but how well it fits on the table