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losing with AA |
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| maybleen | Posted on: 2007 May 17, 00:22 | |||
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Last time I depend on my pocket cards from the start. AA is dangerous. Sometimes allin is better. A lesson learned the hard way. |
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| KenP | Posted on: 2007 May 17, 06:21 | |||
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A lot of ways to play it. All can be wrong at times. AA is an 85% favorite preflop, so you approach is solid but also tends to win small pots at many tables. My advise is do what you feel comfortable with. I have a blog about AA being play in a non-standard manner that you might want to check out. Ken Prevo Blogging at: www.pokerperambulation.com |
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meitiner
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Posted on: 2007 May 17, 10:11 | |||
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On one site I dread seeing AA. But I refuse to change my style of play. I'll raise preflop, even if there are many limpers. I'll push on the flop. I will evaluate the board on the turn and bet according to the dangers. On that site I have only one a couple of blinds and lost some big pots. Playing the same way on other sites AA is nearly money in the bank. |
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| lektas | Posted on: 2007 May 18, 02:21 | |||
| The key to playing Aces is knowing your opponents! You need to bet accordingly to encourage 1-2 callers but enough that you’re not going to be seen by half the table. The worst thing you can do in a cash game is over bet your big starters like AA and KK as you get these hands on average 1 in every 124 hands dealt and need to make them pay! | ||||
| genti | Posted on: 2007 May 19, 00:19 | |||
| Yes AA is dangerous especially going up against a few players in a hand. Allin is definitely the best choice considering you have the best starting hand in poker game . Why not put your tourney life or whatever chips you have with the best hand. | ||||
| KenP | Posted on: 2007 May 19, 01:15 | |||
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Genti, you get your share of good, average, and poor hands. You'll play them under certain conditions. If the better starting hands result in just picking up the blinds, then you aren't optimizing your profitability. Opting for a game using large pot tactics produces greater variance. In tournaments that makes for situational acceptance of the fact. In ring, seeking variance isn't really the goal. The idea at ring is to have an opportunity to outplay your opponents. Playing all-in eliminates that. Should you feel the weakest player, big pot poker is more useful. If you think you are one of the stronger players then you want to look for situations where you can put that to use with more playing options. Ken Prevo Blogging at: www.pokerperambulation.com |
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| dekra | Posted on: 2008 Jan 17, 06:31 | |||
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Well some players really over-rate A-A. At the end of the day, it is still a pair. I have seen players going all-in pre-flop and getting called with 5-5, 6-6 or J-J with the latter hitting the set. I have seen slow-playing the AA and getting beat by a weaker hand. There are a lot of ways to play the "Rockets" but always know when to really fold 'em. In my playing experience, I have folded AA twice and it was a good fold then. Good luck at the tables! |
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| KenP | Posted on: 2008 Jan 17, 06:56 | |||
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I think what is missing in your review of AA is your failure to differentiate between pre-flop and post flop play. AA is 'only' a pair only after the flop. Prior to the flop it is what Sexton repeatedly refers to as "The best hand in Hold'em -- the Cadillac of poker." The goal with every hand is to maximize your profits while minimizing your losses. With AA as a holding in that hand, all other hands become implied odds hands. This is a difficult situation to analyze at best. I think what we can say is that too many people are willing to play big pot poker with such holdings and that is what the implied odds hand is looking for from such people. It may be less beneficial to play a lot of implied odds hands early in tournaments. But you must vary your game and recognize the players that willing to play big pots that gives you an edge to do so. In ring it is a more constant companion. Either will lead to misunderstanding. Was the call an advanced move or a donkey's braying? You can't say. All you can do is look for a pattern in that individuals play that makes one more likely than the other -- regardless of the outcome for a particular hand. Ken Prevo Blogging at: www.pokerperambulation.com |
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