What is the best way to play pocket Aces?

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What is the best way to play pocket Aces?

Answer 1

Always play hands based on how your table is playing. If the table is loose-aggressive, you might wanna just limp and wait to reraise a raiser. If the table is loose-passive you might wanna raise 4-5 times the BB to get most of the people to fold. If the table is tight, than just a 3 times the BB raise will do.

Also, keep the raise the same size at your previous raises.

Answer 2

Raise 4-5 Times the Big Blind.  You want to play against 1-2 other people, and a small bet will keep too many people in. The more people who see the flop, the more likely it is that you'll lose.  If there are 3 of the same suit or 3 cards to a straight, including something like K-10-9 where they could have QJ, be prepared to get away from it if they bet big.  If there is a flush or straight draw on the board, bet big.  Slow playing here is just asking to be drawn out on.  In fact, unless you catch a set, don't slowplay.

People lose with AA and KK because they over value them after the flop and don't get away when it looks like they're beaten.

Answer 3

Split them. Oh wait that's blackjack. You're probably talking about Hold Em.

The best way to play Aces is not to over play Aces.

Meaning don't be afraid to let it go If you think you're beat. It's the best starting hand and that's it. A starting hand. You want the best ending hand.

A standard pre flop raise would be raise it about 4 times the size of the blind or higher depending on the blind limit.

And just be cautious from then on out because really your only looking for 2 cards to set or four on the board for a straight or a flush. Any which way those are all tough odds.

The worst part about pocket Aces is that 90 + % of all flops make your hand look good.

Answer 4

There is no single standard that will always be the best way to play AA.  The most important concept is that you want to limit the number of opponents to your hand to just one to two.  The more players you have against you the less likely your aces will hold up.  Now, how you get the fewest amount of opponents against you will vary depending on the style of players at your table.  If you have a chip-happy maniac to your left, you may want to limp and then put in a big re-raise after he raises (if you're playing no-limit).  In fixed, of course, it is much harder to protect your hand.

Remember, it is good to deceive people when you're playing, but you don't want to give people a cheap shot at beating you if you have aces.  Most importantly, you don't want to play aces the same way every time because your opponents will pick up on your patterns.

Answer 5

Raise  about 1 1/2  or 2 times the BBlind, then if the flop looks safe, "meaning no 10+J+Q, or K+K+Q, etc.." then check if you are first to act. If you are on the button and in position then you should do a pot bet follow up and try to act weak so that the other players will read this and maybe reraise you. you should always slow play Pocket rockets no matter what, unless they push you all in. Good luck!

Answer 6

All in. I went 2 for 20 on aces during one stretch. Of the two I won, 1 was a fold around, the other was when it stood up for the first time against jacks in 4 tries.

Here's my overall analysis:

Going all in: only the hands you have totally dominated would stay in against you (AK, QQ, etc.) and those hands have minimal draws (around 10% to draw out against you.) However, you will usually only pick up the blinds and antes, which isn't bad late in a tourny. Chance to win in my experience is 80-90%.

Not going all in: usually what happens is that you try to trap and end up trapping yourself.

Here's some example scenarios when you don't go all in:

Small blind, call before the flop, go all in or bet big after the flop: Everybody folds, you end up making the same amount as if you went all in preflop and everybody folded. If you have even one caller, however, you are probably dead vs trips or facing a 50% or worse situation vs a straight or flush draw or made pair.

Button, trapping after the flop: being last to act, you can see what everybody else does. Everybody checks to you, you bet, everybody folds, and it's the same result as going all in preflop. Or, you bet, somebody else checkraises, and you are in deep trouble.

Therefore, in my experience, your chance to win preflop with aces is 80%, your chance to win after is 50% or less, and you make the same amount as if you went all in preflop.

"Safe" situations:

These are the only situations you are 100% safe with aces after the flop:

A + pair on the flop: now the lucky straight or flush can't beat you.

Board pairs on the turn: Now you have some defense against the lucky 2 pair, and their chances of making the flush or straight decrease. The risk is greater when the board pair is the top pair. The bottom pair is what you are looking for.

Rainbow spread: K 8 2 unsuited or similar is ideal. you don't want flush or straight draws to call you. Usually, in small turbo tournys, pot odds are ignored.

Especially dangerous situations:

2 suited cards: you're going to be wary of the third one, of course, but if that third card hits, your money is dead anyway.

connectors: I especially hate KJ and j10. more people tend to call with these and hit 2 pair, or a straight draw.

Another way to think about it is pretend they're tens. If you play aces like tens, you won't fool yourself into thinking your hand is unbeatable.

Answer 7

KEEP BETING LOW WHEN SOMEONE TRIES TO FORCE U OUT PUSH MORE IN U GOT HIM TRAPPED U WIN HAND A LOT OF CHIPS(MONEY)