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How would u play AA if given on a first hand...
what do u?
go all in hoping someone will call? but then that tactic will scare everyone off straight away unless u come up against a Complete donk who wants to get lucky which is sometimes does happens on first hands' then where does that leave u nothing bassically in return just a Small mini pot if everyone fold..
Secondly maybe raise a little so u get a caller But then ur still not safe from a caller hitting something on the board or maybe just flat call hoping someone will raise and get paid off that way?These are what i consider if im given AA on first hand depending on the other peoples Actions...
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In the first place, there is no wiining way to play AA. How you play them from UTG, depends on your table image, what tou know about your oponents, chipstacks, cash or MTT..... The standard raise from UTG is 3 or 4 x BB .
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Posted by Joe_Average: In the first place, there is no wiining way to play AA. How you play them from UTG, depends on your table image, what tou know about your oponents, chipstacks, cash or MTT..... The standard raise from UTG is 3 or 4 x BB .
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Type "lets gamboool" in the chat and push all-in. Maybe someone will call. But usually you can't build a big pot with AA that early. And if you can, you will not like the result.
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All In straight away without a doubt. If you're playing on high enough stakes though maybe not. I remember once when I was playing on PP @ $0.50/1 using the $50 free I got with p***********y and I pushed ($70) with JJ and someone called me with A4 . . . ridiculous. He had a full stack as well!!
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Posted by NANACONDA: All In straight away without a doubt. If you're playing on high enough stakes though maybe not. I remember once when I was playing on PP @ $0.50/1 using the $50 free I got with p***********y and I pushed ($70) with JJ and someone called me with A4 . . . ridiculous. He had a full stack as well!!
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Posted by NANACONDA: All In straight away without a doubt. If you're playing on high enough stakes though maybe not. I remember once when I was playing on PP @ $0.50/1 using the $50 free I got with p***********y and I pushed ($70) with JJ and someone called me with A4 . . . ridiculous. He had a full stack as well!!
That is why I don't like to push before its headsup, I want to know who might call me. Else I would like to have chips left on the flop and see if I want to continue or fold.
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That thread is stupid! Of course u shouldn t go allin! Ur goal is to maximize your EV. If u go allin with aces u expect to be called by what? Either u pray for one of them to have Kings or u just lost a monster. Just raise it, 3 bet it,4 bet it, etc... but don't go allin. If u loose, too bad. Happens ! Sign in for the next tourney =p
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Posted by Joe_Average:
Posted by Lutenatik: I fold it!!
Only a lunatic would say that
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Posted by NANACONDA:
Posted by doomdy:
Posted by NANACONDA: All In straight away without a doubt. If you're playing on high enough stakes though maybe not.
Ur seposed to giv the guy some tips, wots this crap?
Go allin is what im saying, push, shove whatever you want to call it
And why would you do that? explain plz
ok Assuming youre playing for not that much money(<$10 buy in lets say) you should definately shove. There are all sorts of donks out there likely to call you, like the one i was talking about who called (in a 100NL cash game) with A4
First hand nobody knows anything about you and if you shove straight away they probably think you're an idiot shoving with anything and can therefor they could call you with anything.
Also on top of that , at least you have the satisfaction of knowing that you got you're money in there when you know that it was good
If you are talking about higher buyins well obviously there are less donks and so this move won't be as effective. But I would still probably di it anyway
------------ Ye can believe my story or not if you want. But in a 100NL cash game I wen allin with JJ and got called by A4. I'm just saying, there are donks out there.
