Pocket Aces blessing or Curse?

[aarav0108]

Everyone loves getting AA, but has it ever backfired on you?

[winesap6]

Oh man, it's definitely a curse sometimes when the flop comes all suited and connected againts four other callers. I started folding them early in sit and gos if the pot odds get too crazy.

[Mikkmia]

Do you ever slow play them or do you always try to get the chips in fast?

[frostaress]

I set a hard rule for myself to just treat them like any strong hand and not fall in love, if the board gets ugly and the action screams I am beat I dump them without a second thought. Saved my stack so many times in cash games by not cinging to the memory of that pretty preflop equity.

[kazxen43]

I limped with aces once just to mix it up and the big blind flopped a staight with 7 4 offsuit, I still cringe thinking about it. Now I just raise big and if someone cracks em so be it.

[muhEcUS]

Always cracked by rivered two pair somehow, ugh.

[orbw1yt8f2]

You can sometimes save a lot of chips by mentally capping how much you'll lose with unimproved aces on a really wet board, like if the turn completes a flush and straight draw and villain still wants to pile money in just let it go early

[orbhasjki8]

Worse when you hit a set and still lose.

[franciscohill83]

The worst part is when you flop top set and still manage to lose a huge pot somehow, it messes with your head way more than just getting them cracked preflop.

[aquila86]

Lost a buy in yesterday with them against a guy who called my 4bet with jack ten suited and flopped a straight flush draw that got there on the river. At this point I almost prefer getting them in the big blind when it folds around, at least the pain is quick.

[GravityN0mad]

Fold them preflop if yoour table is full of maniacs and you just topped up, saved me a tilt session last week.

[Azharth]

Ryih

[emiliodavil]

I’d rather just shove pre and take the blinds than navigate a multiway pot where someone hits some random two pair on a K72 rainbow board. The slow bleed of seeing them cracked postflop stings way more than just losing a flip.

[Lanrex3]

Nope 

Cause is a good thing 

[Damzy666]

Blessings 🥲😮‍💨

but

simultaneously good simultaneously bad 

[Jon008800]

Interesting topic, thanks.

[Burgermon]

Hmmm