I don't know how to place ACES.

What is wrong with me? I never get value out of my aces. I've been so jaded by getting burned by bad beats that I think I have been overbetting my strong hands too much and underbetting my weaker hands. I don't get payed off enough on me QQ/KK/AA.

***** Hand History for Game 5075902005 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, September 01, 01:34:42 ET 2006
Table Table 96762 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: drchronic01 ( $40.60 )
Seat 3: halibut1952 ( $20.30 )
Seat 4: ocean11_ ( $26.32 )
Seat 5: FadedMe ( $12.07 )
Seat 6: DodgerDraft ( $13.35 )
Seat 7: jianxiawen ( $5 )
Seat 8: sseiferd ( $25.63 )
Seat 9: Stubsy21 ( $48.79 )
Seat 10: and_pancake ( $21.45 )
Seat 2: johnnyBuz ( $25 )
drchronic01 posts small blind [$0.10].
johnnyBuz posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to johnnyBuz [ As Ad ]
halibut1952 folds.
ocean11_ folds.
FadedMe calls [$0.25].
DodgerDraft calls [$0.25].
jianxiawen folds.
sseiferd folds.
Stubsy21 folds.
and_pancake calls [$0.25].
>You have options at Table 96545 Table!.
drchronic01 raises [$1.15].
I guessed right I had A-8 figured i was beat
johnnyBuz raises [$2.25].
>You have options at Table 96545 Table!.
FadedMe folds.
DodgerDraft calls [$2.25].
and_pancake folds.
drchronic01 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, Ts, Kc ]
>You have options at Table 96545 Table!.
johnnyBuz bets [$5].
DodgerDraft folds.
johnnyBuz does not show cards.
johnnyBuz wins $11.45

Dont minraise preflop. Make a real raise preflop then make your standard cbet on the flop. You cant do much else besides that, you will get calls and you will profit with AA.

Originally Posted by andy-akb

Dont minraise preflop. Make a real raise preflop then make your standard cbet on the flop. You cant do much else besides that, you will get calls and you will profit with AA.

what is a standard reraise, 3x the original raisers ammount?

i like 3.5$ in this situation.

Raise more preflop.

Cbet size relative to pot is OK. If they chase, they're gonna pay. If you take it down on the flop, it's OK. The more cards you see with aces, the more likely it is that you'll be beaten.

My philosophy: winning a small pot beats losing a big one (I've had more than a few times where all I've picked up with aces were the blinds. It happens.).

I like 3x original raise, with a floor of $3. More if I have any reason to think they'll call it.

With full stacks, I like raising to 1/8 or 1/7 of (my opponents stack + pot). on a shorty, I like to bet half or all of their stack. I never min-raise preflop, and never check the flop unless an ace falls.

I've always disliked sets against my aces, this is why I bet a lot preflop after a raise.