AA Ain't What it Use to Be, More then Ever You have to Play Them Right

[eberetta1]

Can't really say that I play my AA the same way I would play 22. That is funny. Too bad the AA seems to only have a 60-40 shot of winning during online play. I have had people call me with a 7-2 and take down my AA, and I have called with a 2-3 when on tilt and taken down someones rockets red glare.

[greywind50]

Aces win small or lose big. You need a preflop bet to reduce field of limping and speculative hands but if it's early in the tournament
that's impossible. I notice my AA get beaten earlier than later in the tournament. Folding AA on the flop is extremely difficult but it's the only way to avoid the big loss of chips.

[jimschn]

sucks early on you raise standard get 5 calls

[rllngn]

Like every other hand I try to vary how I play AA. Although I'm always wary of the getting cracked by slow play, I still can't resist slow playing a set of aces to get paid off better. Untill they get cracked and I kick myself in the butt for doing it. Aces get cracked just like every other hand and I like being on the side that cracks them lol.

[DuffMan]

I feel like if you've got the chips (have around 3 times as many chips as anyone else at the table) then you might as well try to slow play the aces, i.e. not raising too big preflop acting as though you have a QJ or something in that range.

From then on get a feel for what the other player may have and good luck. If you aren't so well off with chips I'd consider a hefty pre-flop raise to prevent suckouts and bad beats. Better off taking the blinds (even if only 50 chips) than losing half your stack, no?