Good set defence !

I've been coming to the realization that if you have pocket Aces and someone else has a set, there is really no way around losing alot of chips. So the best you can hope for is not to lose them all.

Is this a defeatist way to look at it, or is there more hope than that ?

The problem is if you raise preflop and someone calls, that's good. On the flop you expect to be ahead so you bet, if there are potential draws, you have to bet enough so they don't have odds to chase - I hate to give away free cards ! If your opponent calls then on the turn you have to bet again so as not to give a free card - correct ? If they call this , they are either a complete donkey or have you beat of they are a LAGG trying to steal your pot (I'm not sure how far a LAGG would go with a steal) . I'm beginning to think that if you get this far you might as well cut your losses and check the river and give it up to a bet ! It's hard, but I'd like some opinions from players who have this figured out !

Thanks,

Martin

It totally depends on the board and the person you are against. I make alot from people calling down with KT on a K62J5 board, but if It was like..KQJ98 suited then id probably have to give it up to a bet.

I dont think this is a problem you can reduce to just a couple of lines. Some players will make huge bets with any 2 with a busted draw on the river if you check, Some will make bluffs that look like value bets when the miss a draw on the river, some will only ever make a bet with 2 pair or better. You gotta know your players.