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 pocket AA in NLHE, Cade, 3. May 2003 23:46 | ||
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| What is the best way to play pocket aces in no limit texas holdem? I know you would definetly raise the blinds with it, no doubt, but how much would you raise it, trying to limit the playing field but not push everyone out? Thanks | ||
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| Re: pocket AA in NLHE, SendMoney, 4. May 2003 00:15 | ||
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| One strategy I see with it is to limp in with it or make a small raise with it, if a big raise comes behind you jump all-in and hope to get heads up with someone. Basically you're representing weakness hoping someone behind you takes the bait and raises big enough to defend their bet and go all-in if you jump all in. If they have a pocket pair you're over an 80% favorite before the flop, and if they have any hand with an ace you're even better than that. If you don't jump in before the flop I recommend playing the aces somewhat aggressively yet conservatively unless you have a real monster, in which case you should make callable, profit buildings bets. Don't do this unless you can afford to give a free card such as a flop of A 9 2 rainbow. My strategy for pocket kings is often very different, basically I like to make a sizable bet pre-flop to shake out weak aces, and if the flop comes unpaired with no ace I'll often bet real big or even just go all in. | ||
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| Re: pocket AA in NLHE, 4 POKER, 4. May 2003 00:40 | ||
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| on 4. May 2003 00:15 SendMoney wrote: > One strategy I see with it is to limp in with it or make a small raise with it, if a > big raise comes behind you jump all-in and hope to get heads up with someone. > Basically you're representing weakness hoping someone behind you takes the bait and > raises big enough to defend their bet and go all-in if you jump all in. If they have > a pocket pair you're over an 80% favorite before the flop, and if they have any hand > with an ace you're even better than that. > > If you don't jump in before the flop I recommend playing the aces somewhat > aggressively yet conservatively unless you have a real monster, in which case you > should make callable, profit buildings bets. Don't do this unless you can afford to > give a free card such as a flop of A 9 2 rainbow. > > My strategy for pocket kings is often very different, basically I like to make a > sizable bet pre-flop to shake out weak aces, and if the flop comes unpaired with no > ace I'll often bet real big or even just go all in. I agree with all you have said... please explain the 80% part. thanks, 4 POKER | ||
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| Re: pocket AA in NLHE, 4 POKER, 4. May 2003 00:48 | ||
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| on 4. May 2003 00:40 4 POKER wrote: > on 4. May 2003 00:15 SendMoney wrote: > > One strategy I see with it is to limp in with it or make a small raise with it, if a > > big raise comes behind you jump all-in and hope to get heads up with someone. > > Basically you're representing weakness hoping someone behind you takes the bait and > > raises big enough to defend their bet and go all-in if you jump all in. If they have > > a pocket pair you're over an 80% favorite before the flop, and if they have any hand > > with an ace you're even better than that. > > > > If you don't jump in before the flop I recommend playing the aces somewhat > > aggressively yet conservatively unless you have a real monster, in which case you > > should make callable, profit buildings bets. Don't do this unless you can afford to > > give a free card such as a flop of A 9 2 rainbow. > > > > My strategy for pocket kings is often very different, basically I like to make a > > sizable bet pre-flop to shake out weak aces, and if the flop comes unpaired with no > > ace I'll often bet real big or even just go all in. > > I agree with all you have said... please explain the 80% part. > thanks, > 4 POKER Nevermind !!! got it (LOL) | ||
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| Re: pocket AA in NLHE, stdioh, 5. May 2003 11:01 | ||
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| Generally, in nolimit if you are the first raiser you want to make a standard raise so that the amount of your raise cannot be used by the other players to deduce your cards. Of course there are differing schools of thought on this one, but I usually make my standard raise 2 big blinds. So if blinds are $5 and $10, then I would raise it up to $30. The exception I make to that is when I'm stealing the blinds, in which case I will make a minimum raise, whether or not I have the goods. Also, when you are playing in a no limit game, you don't need to be as afraid of chasing out players as when you are playing in a limit game. Your aces are much more fragile in a nolimit game, in that it is hard to know where you stand with them. If you have too many opponents, it becomes easy for one of them to fish out on you and then have implied odds. So basically you raise them preflop to get only good cards calling you. Ideally you want weaker aces and smaller pairs - a couple of players with different suited connectors can screw up your odds more than you might think. So then you want to play your aces very agressively and if you can take the pot with them then and there it is usually for the best. | ||
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