Playing AA

Aces are a hand I see people talking about quite often - I nearly always raise aces at least 10x the big blind to try and weed out hands like j9os, Q10 etc that invariably will catch 2 pair.

Obviously you will still get the occasional maniac with Q4os but a solid raise will minimise this.

I do, sometimes, slow play AA and other big pocket pairs but this is a dangerous tactic if you cannot lay down a hand - Here is a classic example of someone trying to slow play Aces. When the board comes down low they get a rush of blood and go all in - Ignoring the obvious straight and flush possibilities not too mention and number of possible two pairs.



Ofcourse a raise doesn't give you immunity from the donks - Here a 5x raise still gets a call from Q2 os!! - In classic fish mode he hits his miracle hand and then doesn't check raise the river!