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Poker ALL IN with AA PREFLOP

Discussion in 'Poker Forum' started by Liyanna, Mar 27, 2021.

  1. Liyanna

    Liyanna Member

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    When I first began to learn poker, I liked to go all in with AA preflop. People kept telling me that was wrong and I asked why. They said "Because you'll most likely make other people fold and you would make much more money if you played your AA out instead of scaring the opponents to fold like that"

    And now, I would like to challenge that seemingly consensus thought.

    Here's why I challenge the conventional thinking

    In a typical game, I'd say there is an average of 2 callers before you.

    Shove all in, and if they fold, you get the calls of those 2 people + SB + BB = 3.5BB in total

    If you shove all in and somehow someone calls, you get even more BB!

    Play it out and you only more BB

    And did you forget rake? Most poker rooms have a no flop no rake policy. If you play it out you're also vulnerable to rake, further killing your BB profit that you wouldn't be if you just shoved and collected your BB.

    Feedback on this?
     
  2. BluRed

    BluRed New Member

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    Never go all in when get AA in preflop lol.. you can go for that if you know your bankroll at least 3times bigger than your oponents
    You can call someones "all in" if got AA.
    If you think about long run when playing AA all in at preflop, you are 100% looser.
     
  3. jbs

    jbs Well-Known Member

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    You may win less hands but you'll win more money. It's the same reason you double down on 11 vs 10 in blackjack.
     

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