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08-05-2005, 07:34 PM
Basicly what i think a good strategy might be is to call/raise AA in 1st position in a large table (especially an agressive table with lots of raising going on).
What i did as an excersise was took two aces out of my deck and then dealt out 8 other hands. What I wanted to see is what would have happened (most likely) with 50/100 blinds if i were to flat call 100, raise to 300 or raise to 1000. What i found in only ten simulated situations is what i expected.
When i called out of ten hands i posted a record of 7-3 including 2 big losses, one loss that should have been folded if bets got big with flush/straight draw from the flop which hit on the turn and one situation where i could have taken out two opponents with them hitting my monsters with my full house aces over.
Record 7-3 +11000 - +17000
Small Raise: By raising a little bit I managed a record a bit better only losing in two situations and one situation would depend on if a QJ off suit would have called the raise in the small blind with chips. I say it was 50% yes and no, so i did a math calculation to work with it.
Record 8-2 +7000 - +10000
Big Raise: Eight times i collected blinds worth 150 and two other times KK ran into it and of course we all know what that means.
Record 10-0 +6500
What this means is this.
1) I only did ten hands and that is not enough to get any appropriate data, however i feel that the results are where they should be in the range.
2) This means that to play the call/raise is a good move when you have chips and are in control vs. the table. If you are the aggressive player who likes to win bigger pots when you are in good situation then this play is for you.
3) If you like to take small chances and win some good pots and your chip count is in an average count or above average then betting a small raise is smarter as you will win more times and a little less percentage of keep from the wins you recieve total.
4) If you are a tight playerlower in chips or below average then betting big is probably the way to go
I think doing excerces like this helps you play your hands a lot better for any poker fanatic like myself. By call/raising you can extract more from the pot by watching some small raises get called and maybe re-raise which can commit them more to the raises you would give them and more action therefore is taken. Yes if no one raises you get involved in a family pot and with a table of nine or ten players you could see up to six or seven opponents facing you and there is a situation you have to be extremly cautious with playing this way.
Here are some odds that you have to know when you are holding AA on the flop:
26% vs. Two Pair
9% vs. three/kind
92% vs. lower pocket pair
82% vs. Top pair
91% vs. Top pair, ace kicker
68% vs. Flush Draw with you having that suit
64% vs. Flush Draw/you not having that suit
50% vs. Flush Draw/Pair
52% vs. flush draw + gutshot
47% vs. open ended str8/flush draw
38% vs. open ended str8/flush draw + pair
66% vs. open ended str8/
56% vs. Open ended/pair
80% vs. Gutshot
97% vs. high card
99.7% vs. high card ace
What i did as an excersise was took two aces out of my deck and then dealt out 8 other hands. What I wanted to see is what would have happened (most likely) with 50/100 blinds if i were to flat call 100, raise to 300 or raise to 1000. What i found in only ten simulated situations is what i expected.
When i called out of ten hands i posted a record of 7-3 including 2 big losses, one loss that should have been folded if bets got big with flush/straight draw from the flop which hit on the turn and one situation where i could have taken out two opponents with them hitting my monsters with my full house aces over.
Record 7-3 +11000 - +17000
Small Raise: By raising a little bit I managed a record a bit better only losing in two situations and one situation would depend on if a QJ off suit would have called the raise in the small blind with chips. I say it was 50% yes and no, so i did a math calculation to work with it.
Record 8-2 +7000 - +10000
Big Raise: Eight times i collected blinds worth 150 and two other times KK ran into it and of course we all know what that means.
Record 10-0 +6500
What this means is this.
1) I only did ten hands and that is not enough to get any appropriate data, however i feel that the results are where they should be in the range.
2) This means that to play the call/raise is a good move when you have chips and are in control vs. the table. If you are the aggressive player who likes to win bigger pots when you are in good situation then this play is for you.
3) If you like to take small chances and win some good pots and your chip count is in an average count or above average then betting a small raise is smarter as you will win more times and a little less percentage of keep from the wins you recieve total.
4) If you are a tight playerlower in chips or below average then betting big is probably the way to go
I think doing excerces like this helps you play your hands a lot better for any poker fanatic like myself. By call/raising you can extract more from the pot by watching some small raises get called and maybe re-raise which can commit them more to the raises you would give them and more action therefore is taken. Yes if no one raises you get involved in a family pot and with a table of nine or ten players you could see up to six or seven opponents facing you and there is a situation you have to be extremly cautious with playing this way.
Here are some odds that you have to know when you are holding AA on the flop:
26% vs. Two Pair
9% vs. three/kind
92% vs. lower pocket pair
82% vs. Top pair
91% vs. Top pair, ace kicker
68% vs. Flush Draw with you having that suit
64% vs. Flush Draw/you not having that suit
50% vs. Flush Draw/Pair
52% vs. flush draw + gutshot
47% vs. open ended str8/flush draw
38% vs. open ended str8/flush draw + pair
66% vs. open ended str8/
56% vs. Open ended/pair
80% vs. Gutshot
97% vs. high card
99.7% vs. high card ace