When not to play AA

[BritishPKR]

SET Mining at its best

PokerStars Game #16451245384: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/04/03 - 04:38:19 (ET)
Table 'Pia III' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Eddie P R ($77.20 in chips)
Seat 3: WillWinWSOP ($52.80 in chips)
Seat 4: edrich ($49.85 in chips)
Seat 5: Aningan ($83.25 in chips)
Seat 6: n_d_v ($30 in chips)
Seat 7: imajewty ($29.50 in chips)
Seat 8: saxevest ($49.45 in chips)
Seat 9: Zyplen ($18.05 in chips)
Zyplen: posts small blind $0.25
Eddie P R: posts big blind $0.50
n_d_v: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to saxevest [As Ah]
WillWinWSOP: folds
edrich: raises $1 to $1.50
Aningan: folds
n_d_v: folds
imajewty: calls $1.50
saxevest: raises $2 to $3.50
Zyplen: folds
Eddie P R: folds
edrich: calls $2
imajewty: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [9d 3s 2d]
edrich: checks
imajewty: checks
saxevest: bets $3
edrich: folds
imajewty: calls $3
*** TURN *** [9d 3s 2d] [Ks]
imajewty: checks
saxevest: bets $10
imajewty: raises $13 to $23 and is all-in
saxevest: calls $13
*** RIVER *** [9d 3s 2d Ks] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
imajewty: shows [3h 3d] (three of a kind, Threes)
saxevest: mucks hand
imajewty collected $60.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $63.75 | Rake $3
Board [9d 3s 2d Ks 5s]
Seat 1: Eddie P R (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: WillWinWSOP folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: edrich folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Aningan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: n_d_v folded before Flop
Seat 7: imajewty showed [3h 3d] and won ($60.75) with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 8: saxevest (button) mucked [As Ah]
Seat 9: Zyplen (small blind) folded before Flop

[ILovePoker]

That AA sure looks nice when you get dealt it, but we all have been on the receiving end of these kinds of beats.

I've mentioned before that even in the WSOP main event that AA was on the losing end twice on the final hand. AA has never won the main event.

[gotdanuts]

theres never a time not to play AA preflop in a cash game...

your opponent called preflop in an attempt to hit his set against a perceived AA KK or QQ.... also knowing that it would be a hard hand for you to get away from... and that you would pay him off..

the only way you fold is .... well you really dont fold there.... lol

If he had you covered and had pushed allin at the turn... then maybe you put him on the set....

but still... he could be pushing with a draw or even a lower overpair


it would have been an insanely great laydown ..... doubt any of us would have made it though


DONT stop playing aces

[PokerDude]

Well 33 is not a playing hand for me after a rise. It always sucks when you loose with AA because you always notice it. If you win with it you dont even think about it because its natural for you. I basically never fold AA

[ILovePoker]

I never fold AA pre flop either. There may be times that you have to fold AA if there is a flush possibility with 4 of the same suit and you're not holding an ace of that suit. There are many other possibilities that can make your aces look like a weak hand.

[FRODOBPP]

i cant believe he raised then called ur reraise with that chit and get lucky but hey we all remember the badbeats iv watched u a lot lately sax and ur playin very well dont let this get u down gl kidda

[PokerDude]

recently one of my friends got a bad beat, but actually made alot of money with it.
The table was

9TA9A

My firend was holding 99 and the other player had AA nice one
So my friend got a flat bad beat bonus from a poker room