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Old 02-21-2007, 08:19 AM
JLimbs JLimbs is offline
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Default Re: Playing big aces in early position

At the lowest limits, these hands should be consistently profitable for you. Your value will obviously come when you hit, but when you do I think that depending on the texture of the flop you should play them strongly for value.

AJ is a rung below the other two and should either be folded, or not played too strongly in early position to avoid sticky situations.

AQ and AK on the other hand you should raise for value. If you get more then one caller (two players with position on you) then if you don't improve you should normally check out. With only one caller you can continuation on the flop to try to take it down. If you get called and haven't improved you should shutdown, at those limits bluffing generally pretty hard to do and isn't worth it.

When you do hit with these cards on unscary flops, A-8-4 and K-9-5, you should jam the pot and not look back. When you hit and the flop is more connected, you should be more careful. Flops like K-Q-9 or A-J-9 you should be more careful with. Bet the flop and then slow down on the turn and river as neccessary.

Obviously these are very specific situations, and the advice I've given shouldn't be used as a guide but rather as an idea of how you COULD play the hand, not how you SHOULD. The general concepts are more important then the specific advice.

Basically just try to jam it when your good and don't be afraid to fold when your not. Hope this helps.

-Jerry
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