Playin AA in NL10/NL25 - How to fold it?

[n4rf]

I understand at the higher limits that AA obviously doesn't look too great when you're pushed for all your chips postflop, but when it comes to the micro stakes, how is it ever possible to let them go? Assuming it's not a scary draw board, is it just inevitable to get stacked against a set or two pair? Or have you guys laid down your Aces to a set before?

Edit: Also, I've come to understand how important to play low pocks, even against a re-raise just for set value. Does this also happen at higher stakes?

[CmnDwnWrkn]

Knowing when to fold AA is very situation and opponent dependent, but at stakes as low at NL10 and NL25, you likely aren't going to be folding AA the majority of the time. However, there are situations that come up from time to time where folding AA is a good idea.

1. Opponent has an obvious made straight or made flush
2. The flop is all high cards, and your opponent is betting hard. A flop like KQT makes it more likely that your opponent has two pair, since people love to play broadway cards. Obviously, a straight is possible here too.
3. A passive opponent raises all of a sudden. If your opponent is the type who always calls and never raises, a raise from him should indicate that he has a very big hand.
4. The board is paired. You could now be up against trips or a full house

Probably the hardest to get away from is if your opponent has a set. It's well disguised, so it's hard to put your opponent on that hand. Sometimes, you just have to accept that you're going to lose with AA against sets. Won't happen often though.


These situations are why slowplaying AA is usually not a good idea. You don't want to give your opponent any free cards which could allow him to catch up to a hand that beats you.

[Keyser112]

Edit: Also, I've come to understand how important to play low pocks, even against a re-raise just for set value. Does this also happen at higher stakes?

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you must consider stack sizes for this statement to be true. without relatively deep stacks this assumption does not hold.

[Check_The_Nuts]

wait, what, fold AA in NL10? Just post some hands man, 99% of the time the answer to your question is - don't.

[dnord]

Look for three of one suit, or four cards in a row on the board. If you see those things, you can fold your AA.

Pay off sets.

[VivaHate]

Never fold them in a reraised pot(great advice from dbitel), only fold to a solid player with a good read on a scary board, when you know he won't bluff.
Do not slowplay them, if you do then don't complain when you lose.