how to play pocket aces

***** Hand History for Game 2515671358 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, August 11, 04:15:22 EDT 2005
Table Table 36893 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: yoda210 ( $30.47 )
Seat 3: adtnsd ( $22.54 )
Seat 4: probdunk123 ( $20.70 )
Seat 5: rg_cg2001 ( $22.72 )
Seat 6: rivered3 ( $29.43 )
Seat 2: linetrash00 ( $24.75 )
rg_cg2001 posts small blind [$0.10].
rivered3 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rivered3 [ Ac As ]
yoda210 folds.
linetrash00 raises [$0.50].
adtnsd calls [$0.50].
probdunk123 raises [$1.50].
rg_cg2001 folds.
>You have options at Table 14240 Table!.
rivered3 is all-In [$29.18]
linetrash00 is all-In [$24.25]
adtnsd folds.
probdunk123 is all-In [$19.20]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9d, Qh, 3s ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
** Dealing River ** [ Jc ]
probdunk123 shows [ Kc, Ad ] a pair of threes.
rivered3 shows [ Ac, As ] two pairs, aces and threes.
>You have options at Table 37180 Table!.
linetrash00 doesn't show [ 8s, 8c ] two pairs, eights and threes.
rivered3 wins $4.68 from side pot #2 with two pairs, aces and threes.
rivered3 wins $8.10 from side pot #1 with two pairs, aces and threes.
rivered3 wins $60.70 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and threes.
yes.

That's how NOT to play pocket aces.

WSOP syndrome dude.

I'll tell you why. I see you do this, and now I know if you didn't push preflop you don't have a high pocket.

I see people do this all the time and I just shake my head. I mean sure it's not going to get cracked by 56 or a low pocket, and once in a while someone calls, but it's not going to get action this way 90% of the time in a NON tournament atmosphere (i.e. cash game)

By doing this, you're severely diminishing the hands equity. You might as well get rockets and set the cards on fire.

Here is a visual to help you understand what rondavu is saying.

http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/1597886/

not exactly the same, but I think you'll get the idea.

Anyone who plays 25-NL knows that believe it or not, this sometimes works.

25-NL players can't lay down anything like AQ/AK pocket Kings-8's or so pre-flop. The simpl fact that nobody would go all in pre-flop for over 100 times the big blind with pocket Aces is the reason this play works.

Anyways, I think rebuy posted this as a joke anyways, but after a bad beat when the table thinks your tilting, if I have Aces or Kings, I will do this occasionally.

Somebody will take a shot at you with a medicore hand and give you an easy double up. I guess it's just a 25-NL Party Poker thing.. :)

at NL25, with a raise and a reraise ahead of me, i did this because i had a feeling at least one of them would call me.

I misread the hand history. I didn't see the reraise ahead of you. In that case it was a great move.

yes that is how you play pocket aces.

Party 25 NL

Nh

Hard to judge how good/bad a move like that is without having a read on the other players.

bump

1-2 teddied.

Oh, those were the days...