It's quite funny that my simple post about my success against pocket
aces has earned me more cash than my success with them has a few
people stating with all certainty that I play aces wrong. This stated,
of course, without any experience at the table against me when I hold
them.
Let's delve a little deeper...
First, Preflop, my bets, raises and calls are very rarely based on the
two cards I have in the hole. My position, stack size comparisons,
playing styles and history of the actions of my opponents, the general
flow of the game at the time and on occasion, whether or not I will
need to leave to take a piss will affect the amount I wager.
Second, I never said nor will I ever be able to win against aces
everytime I face them. But I do face other people with aces far more
often than holding them myself and in those instances that I win the
pot, which is generally quite big, my opponent made the "mistake"
against me. But the truth is the board turned out to be more
favorable to me than to them.
To say you win more with aces, sounds like you have them two or three
times in a hour, and when you raise it to 20+ you get one caller who
appearently is never afraid of the flopped board and calls all your
heavy bets. Seems pretty obsurd.
It also sounds as if, regardless of what flops, when you hold aces,
you can't fold them. If that's so, I'll take 10,6 against you quite a
few times.
A person can play aces anyway they see fit.
A huge, overthetop, 10 times the big blind, preflop raise, just might
have one person out of the 5 limpers think, "no way does he have
pocket aces" and still call you..lol.
Most of the time, everyone will fold and you win the 12 buck pot minus
the 3 buck or so rake..congrats, you played aces "right".
I want more than one person in the pot with me, so I would make a
raise just high enough to say I got something good, but not so high
that a couple of limpers holding qj off or a9 suited won't call.
Aces make more against 3 opponents when they "hit" than one. And yes,
I will fold aces when a dangerous board shows up.
Two days ago I hit another big pot against aces, this time on the
$2/$5 no limit. 4 limpers at 5 bucks, I hold qj of hearts.
The flow of this table showed that the average preflop raise was way
overthetop-- between 30 and 40 bucks. It was full of deep pocket
businessmen and 3 young guns.
I am one off the button and raise it to 30, planning on having
everyone fold. The small blind reraises me to 60. Was that the right
thing to do? (he has aces btw *wink)
Everyone folds to me. I have 650 in front of me, the small blind -a
young gun- has 450 or so left. he will be first to act the entire hand
so I can make judgements off his actions.
I call the raise. Flop comes Kc 10h 7h. That gives me a straight draw
and flush draw.
At this point I have yet to put him on aces but ak or pocket 10's were
likely, so I could be up against top pair or a set. The size of his
bet if he bets may give me a clue.
He bets 60.. about half the pot. Ok, he's feeling strong and may have
a set and has bet just shy of 1/2 the pot. If he had top pair he would
be vunerable and I think he would have bet at least the size of the pot.
If I hit either of my draws and he does have a set, I figured he
should pay me off-- I call 60--was that the right thing to do?
The turn brings a 9c- and I have my straight. He bets 120. He might
truly be unafraid of the board and if he has that set and I call I
will need to escape the board pairing giving him a full house.
I wait a bit then I call but even with the wait I think I called too
fast because..
the river is a 6 hearts, I have my flush and he waits a minute or 2
then checks.
This time I wait even longer, and evenually bet about what I think
half his stack is--175. I was hoping for an all in from him, but
instead he just called and flipped up pockets aces.
Do I need to point out that when a person finds themselves in a pot
preflop against aces they may not know that they're up against aces? rofl.
Peace
btw I have to pay 425 in rent :p
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