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Five mistakes you should avoid with pocket aces
We all know this well - for long hours you only look at hands like T5o, J3o, K2o, when suddenly two aces land under your hand. But right at the beginning, realize that the fact that you got the best starting combination does not entitle you to win the pot. If you want to get the most out of rockets, you must learn to avoid costly mistakes, of which we will introduce the five most common today.
1.Preflop slow-play (especially against one open)
When you hold pocket aces, the best choice will almost always be to build a big pot as fast as possible. In other words, if no one has opened, you should do it, if someone opened, you should 3-bet, and if there was already a 3-bet in front of you, don't be afraid to 4-bet. Thanks to this aggression, in the long run the average pot you win with aces will be higher and you will win more in the long run.
2.Increasing preflop bet sizing
Whether live or online poker, we can see a plenty of players who increase their bet sizing with the power of their hand. Although your task is to play for as much pot as possible, by increasing the bet sizing you will achieve the exact opposite. If you are opening at €1/€2 CG all evening for €6, but suddenly you decide to open for €10 with aces, an alarm bell will immediately ring in the heads of your opponents (at least the receptive ones). As a result, their range becomes stronger, as they fold the hands with which they would continue in a normal raise, and enter the game only with the tip of their range.
3. Going crazy on multiway flops
The more players become entangled in the game, the more complicated our lives. The reasons are simple, you have much less equity against more opponents, as well as the probability that these players will hit something, but also the size of the pot. Yes, we said that you want to build big pots with aces, but if you continue to a postflop game with several opponents who are willing to invest money in the game, be careful and don't overestimate the power of your hand.
4.Passive postflop game
As in the first point, which described a passive preflop game, you should not play passively with aces. If you hit a good flop, you want to build a pot as soon as possible, which you wouldn't be able to check. You will also force the opponent to reveal information about your hand that you would not receive at check / check. Of course, we are mainly talking about heads-up play, in multi-way streams it is not so easy at all and you often get to spots where a slow and passive game is the right one.
5. Revaluation on scary boards
In general, wet and interconnected flops favor preflop callers, which means you should play them more passively as a preflop aggressor with aces. Let's say you opened from UTG with AA and your opponent on BB started the game with you. The dealer then puts the following flop on the table:
On such flops, your opponent has many more sets, straights or two-pair combinations in range. Your UTG opening range will focus more on high cards and higher pairs, so you are unlikely to hold anything like 87, 65 or 44. This advantage will allow your opponents to put pressure on you, but therefore you should not resist checking-back when you have the opportunity. It is important to note that even though they are aces, you still hold only one pair, which is seldom suitable for a triple value bet. So, never overestimate the power of your aces, and even if you've been waiting for them for a long time, don't be afraid to throw them away when the situation requires it.
Source: UpswingPoker.com