How NOT to play AA

[mikeneron]

I seem to always play AA slower than normal preflop. I guess I am just trying to get paid off with it, but more often than not that comes back to bite me in the a$$. It is better to win a small pot then to lose a big pot.

I am showing the results as I don't want advice on the way I played the hand, I already know what I did wrong. Just wanted to post so that you don't let yourself get in the habit of doing what I seem to do far too often.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

MP (t1780)
CO (t1240)
Button (t1435)
SB (t3175)
Hero (t1450)
UTG (t4420)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG calls t100, 4 folds, Hero raises to t200, UTG calls t100.

Flop: (t450) , , (2 players)
Hero bets t400, UTG raises to t1000, Hero raises to t1250, UTG calls t250.

Turn: (t2950) (2 players)

River: (t2950) (2 players)

Final Pot: t2950

Results below:
Hero has Ah Ac (two pair, aces and queens).
UTG has 6d Ad (flush, ace high).
Outcome: UTG wins t2950.

[taipan168]

I assume you are referring to the preflop min-raise, yeah I would make it 350-400 to go here.

That said, regardless of how you played preflop, you know you are going to go broke on this flop.

[TLR]

rakse it 3BB like any other raisable hand and dont try to get too fancy with it, if they fold so be it

[DetroitHusling101]

Meh you said you didn't want comments but yeah i'd say raise something like 3.5bb so like 350 , mini-raise is soooo ughhh disgusting , plz stop doing it

[bjsaust]

On the other hand, some people cant fold sooted crap anyway, so sometimes this just happens. I did a 4xBB raise behind a button limper with AA in the BB and he called with 45s and hit a flush on the flop.

[Skeeno]

Yeah as Detroit said do away with the mini-raise, its yucky, horrible and deserves to be outlawed.

Standard raise, your just as likely to get called in my opinion.