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All ways raise with AA even if you are SB and its folded to you as you just cant let anyone / more than 1 in the pot. AA Vs XX is far greater in your favour than AA Vs XX Vs XX If the pot is raised to you then you should 3 bet you can even 5 / 6 / 7 bet if there are 2 or more in the pot infront of you. If you are feeling brave just push it all in. but never never never slow play AA. it can be done but only is very limited plays. With limits on the flop cards ie no draws and with a very goo dunderstanding of you opponent. AA looses value after the flop depending on the board and the players in the pot, ofcourse if AAx is the flop its possibly the worst flop for AA as you'll almost never get a caller so slow playing could be your only choice, unless you have a crazy at the table with you///...lol
good job xxxbchxx but if you write your posts with a pen it would of ran out by now,
you do a lot of replys which are long dont get me wrong this is good and you get your point across but does your fingers hurt from all this typing mate
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Posted by dozn01: good job xxxbchxx but if you write your posts with a pen it would of ran out by now,
you do a lot of replys which are long dont get me wrong this is good and you get your point across but does your fingers hurt from all this typing mate
mine do and they aint that long compared to yours
i agree with bch i could not be fucked typing that out
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AA should be played always with a raise, that is how you play AA, KK, QQ. There is also luck, because have seen many AA fallen to two pairs, but that is poker luck is a factor.
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Standard play is a normal raise here, 3-4 BB if first into the pot. Only if we have some aggressive players acting behind us we can go for a limp-raise.
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In early level I will bet something more tyhan the standard 3BB raise ( from 5 to 7 or 8 BB) o clear the field from drawers as the blinds are low and it will be cheap for everyone to call a 3BB raise .... I would prefeer to go in HU with me on AA
Depending on many factors ... how many people there are, is a freeroll or a expensive buyin, in which position are you going to play, are there raisers or limpers? how aggressive is the table, ... buff! Sorry but the answer is always the same: depending on.
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Well it is hard to say how should someone be playing aces in the early stages of a tournament. You can have an ideea if it is rebuy or freezout an push or raise. One thing i never do with aces in a tournament... slowplay,NEVER.Because if u have more than one caller you are definetly beat by 2 pairs or better, so if someone wants to play the hand make sure you got a big chunk of his chips in play with a standard raise or re-raise depending on the situation in hand. Good luck at the tables and best wishes
