Joined: Oct '08
Location: Germany
Age: 50 (M)
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short question.
NL25 was it stupid just to call the 4bet raise from UTG with aces? i was 2nd to act. of course behind me another guy called and the 4th guy on dealer button with pkt 44 had good odds, so i dont blame him that i lost. flop 4 ? ?... but, would you immediatly reraise him? or was it ok just to call.
funny, i got dealt AA on another table at same time...lost both
Joined: Mar '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 45 (M)
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Id keep raising, your bankrollmanagment allows you to lose in this situation. You are betting cause you know you have the best hand, i think in this situation and depending on pot id not be wanting to see a flop, but i cant fold so id be going big by now happy to take the pot or be called.
Joined: Oct '08
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afterwards i think that would have been the best. i was thinking 2 steps to far (only focusing on UTG) and forgot about the other players i just never got in this situation (UTG rasing high and me 2nd to act with aces), was wondering what others would do.
Joined: May '09
Location: Denmark
Age: 37 (M)
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I would have reraised. But if they guy on the button still called I would had gone out too. With 44 he can't call without making a mistake, if you bet big enough before the flop. Thin the field out. Better to play a pot with only one opponent than four. but i guess you know that.
oh man i played today a very good game i was the 1st with 21K and the 2nd had 17K and than i make 2 bad decision with two pair oh man fukin ohhh pfff 200 Euro say goodbye man i was so angry so i need to deposit another poker room and lose that money fuk sake
Joined: May '08
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With aces i want to see as many chips as possible in the middle before the flop. And trying to keep as many player as possible in the hand with aces is a mistake. Try to come heads up.
Joined: Nov '07
Location: Belgium
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Always reraise and Isolate your original raiser.
Force em into HU, and push the other ones away. U admit it, U gave 44 odds for calling... own fault then. Key = isolate and then be aggro or play it safe.
Joined: Jan '09
Location: Argentina
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Posted by Flangel: Always reraise and Isolate your original raiser.
Force em into HU, and push the other ones away. U admit it, U gave 44 odds for calling... own fault then. Key = isolate and then be aggro or play it safe.
Yeah, always reraise, but It would be way better to get hand history for position, effective stack size and more...
Joined: Apr '08
Location: Sweden
Age: 36 (M)
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Agreed only limp with aces if you know you will be HU, since it is very hard to hit that third ace you want most likely will show down one pair with your aces unless the board pairs which might just as well be a bad thing for you. Generally if you play your aces past 3rd street and your opponent is still betting into you I would say that at the very least half the time you are in trouble, so as Shokaku said, try to get as many chips as possible in there by the flop or even before it.
Joined: Jan '09
Location: Italy
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I'm a bit disappointed when, after a long wait, I raise or reraise the aces in my pockets and everybody folds and I keep only blinds or something more. but I became mad when I lose because of people calling small bet and cracking my AA. So....... I push hard whenever I get them
but i guess you know that.
