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[ptrmichals]

would you rather slow play aces or all in off the bat?

[Bizzob]

There are no simple answers in NL texas Holdem. It would depend on the type of game cash vs tourney single table sit n go or MTT, stack size the list goes on. You have to look at every situation as it happens. What type of players your up against. The more callers you get the less chance your aces have of holding up. Now if you have lots of calling stations and loose players still to act all in might get some of them to fold but that would depend on your stack size and how loose they really are. If one of them calls it might look like a nice size pot for the rest of them to call and hit the lotto. Try a 3x bet in early position and a 4 to 4.5x bet in late position. I think this is a nice size raise to either clear out the field or possibly take it down preflop, which is what you are trying to do with an all in. If you do get some callers you can play the board and let the aggressives bet into you. Hope this helps a little bit.

[sos56]

I would never slowplay aces, it seems stupid imo. With more than two opponents to the flop your chances of taking down the pot reduce significantly. So it makes more sense to get it all in heads-up your odds are much better that way.

[THGE]

Depends, if I have a lot of chips, I raise 3 or 4 BB.
But if I have few chips, I push all in and stay anybody call.

[Kevdog2834]

I had AA bet preflop: 2bb on flop with 10,9,3 then bb bet on turn with a 4, then an 8 falls on river to give the guy a straight with JQ. Apparently you do have to play bigger to make these guys fold.

[Insanity]

Aces....I lose with them more than I win with them but I never slow play them. Everytime I slow play aces I lose...everytime.

[ballboy75]

this trully depends on the player your up against.
against an extremly LAG player, i would slpw play them and let him trap him self.
against a calling station, i would jam the pot.
also, i would hate to play aces against more than 2 people, best only one person.
if i see more than 2 people are limping to see the flop i like to raise pretty big to ensure that i dont play against too many donks.

[P2ssw0rd]

would you rather slow play aces or all in off the bat?

Depending on table layout/players. But usually with good players I preffer to overplay them, so usually your not but on aces... just many good player would think about aces if you call call call call.. .and then make a big raise...

Aces are not the nuts, overplaying is good way to mask your hand and let others to think you have AKs AQs or something... so they can think and make a "good call" if you have made your hand good on river with leading out big bets