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If I am shortstacked and running very low on chips, but have already pased the bubble in a MTT, then I would consider slowplaying them to try earn as many chips as I can. On the other hand, I could well just shove all in with them.
Genearlly I will go for 4 x BB raise plus one for each limper in front of me. If theres a raise before me I will re-raise or shove all in.
But as I say, I dont have a specific rule. I play it as the situation arises.
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I think that slow playing aces is way too risky. If you allow a big blind to see the flop with any two cards you can't bet that strongly on the flop without an ace. So unless you're facing a raise where you're sure you're going to get re-raised by a player behind you, you should never just call with rockets. Of course you shouldn't just push all in either unless the pot is already a decent size compared to your stack, cos you're not likely to be called and it's a complete waste of aces. But there is a hell of a lot between these two extremes and it depends on quite a lot of factors. Pot sizes, table image, position, how many players in the pot etc.
In conclusion: stupid poll trying to simplify an incredibly complex question.
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In most case, you should try to make this hand pay : it means you dont push like an idiot preflop (except if u are short stack) and you dont slowplay it (because there you won't make money when there is Three limpers because they might hit big on the flop). Just raise a correct amount : your goal : heads up with one guys (there you have 80% of winning) and try to take the more chips possible. The bonus : when you can fold a pair of aces ==> You'll make this hand yet more profitable
If I am shortstacked and running very low on chips, but have already pased the bubble in a MTT, then I would consider slowplaying them to try earn as many chips as I can. On the other hand, I could well just shove all in with them.
Genearlly I will go for 4 x BB raise plus one for each limper in front of me. If theres a raise before me I will re-raise or shove all in.
But as I say, I dont have a specific rule. I play it as the situation arises.
I agree with you man. I like Pocket Rocket because it is the best starting hand. I hope everyone will get a lot of AA. meet at the tables.
depends on what table your playing and if it's tournament or cashgame...
In a cashgame I will just raise it, and if I get played back at, I will play it very agressive, and try to get all my money in the middle. But never slowplay it, because I only play SH, maybe on a FR-game you might just limp to punish the raiser.
In a tournament, of the blinds are small I will just play it like in a cashgame, very agressive. If the tournament is in a later stage, and the blinds go op, you can try to limp (in a FR tournament) because a lot of people will try to steal the blinds, so you can just 3bet it, in that case you might get more people to be comitted to the pot. Only play this way in early position. In later position I will just open it with a standard raise.
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Normal play is a standard raise. If to many player are calling stations one can raise higher. If play is insanely aggressive one can try to trap and just limp, planning to reraise a raise.
This is by far the easiest hand to play. I play FR cash and never slow play to try and trap, it just gives weaker hands the ability to get a cheap look at the flop and the possibility to flop a great drawing hand. I always bet to isolate and get the crap or drawing hands out. I have seen AA get cracked more times by people trying to slow play them than win by slow playing, it allowed drawing hands in the pot and then it's too late and most people can't fold AA even when they are clearly beat and far behind. As a matter of fact, I always try to get people all in pf if I can, that's my number one goal when I have them (that's for FR cash games).
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i used to try and slow play aces but it went bad alot of times when the bb or any limpers hit two pair etc so now i just play it as i would any other premium hand
Like people said: depends on a lot of things Example: if I play cash game with many gambler fish, so many-many limpers, that time I go to all-in, don't risk their luck (maybe it can be a very good situation with A&other 2 same card on the board and so many player , but it's rarely... ) So my decision allways changes
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Posted by parra99:
After many all ins and many bad beats starting hand with AA, my guess is that the best to play the ace is back up and re-raise if re-raise, to give value to the pot and besides that if you all in with AA is hard to call any player. A A = NO All in
I only know one thing ... I won't slowly play aces anymore! I'm tired of badbeats against lower hands so, I prefer steal blinds than lose all my chips.
Of course depends on ths situations: tournament, sit or cash, position, other players behaviour, stack and more. In general I prefer not to go all in preflop and trying to raise, reraise preflop.
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normaly if u want more cash just call if some rise or just check till the 5 cards be on table and then push all in and hope that someone will call good luck all
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No reason not to raise or reraise it. As I have suffered at the beginning of my so-called poker career, slowplaying aces by limping or min raising, or slowplaying on a drawy flop is asking for a bad beat
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Last times it hasnt been very easy for me to win big with pocket Aces. When i go all in pre flop, rarely someone gives me the call. When i raise someone pre-flop, i do it big to guarantee there wont be a guy trying luck with any two cards against me, and once again i rarely get a call. If i play it any other way, the chances of loosing agains any 27 are so being the last days that i prefer not to try those tecniques. To me, AA is just big raise or all in!
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= NO All in 
