First post! Found your fine forum and would love to contribute and learn where I can!


Alot of beginning(and experienced at times) players make the mistake of falling in love with pocket pair. Dont get me wrong. Im not saying AA isnt the best STARTING hand but lets look at the scenario. A guy raises and rather than throwing out a reraise you call. Personally, I would have reraised to see where he was really at and shake out the dead wood but OK -you try to sneak in and slow play it. The flop comes - guess what? Opportunity lost. Now you no longer know you have the best hand, havent let anyone know you have a honorable hand, you also let bef321 in for 3.00 with their junk. Once the flop comes and something like that happens your screwed. Why? You already know - pocket k's, pocket 7s, pocket 8s, Flush draw, str8 draw......K7, K8? Opportunity lost. And no - after the flop you were right to fold you just would have been better off reraising him and shaking him up a bit before the flop. He might have folded OR at least been cautious postflop. Which he obviously was not...

And after the flop - even a third ace would not have helped you had that flush or str8 shown up...

Just my two cents