So as a default veer away from the tricky and trappy stuff preflop. This means open-raise it, 3bet it, and if someone gives you the chance to get it all-in preflop…do it! Too many players try to get tricky with AA and go for limp-reraises or trappy calls…which many times is sub-optimal and ends up minimizing the value of the hand. AA is always the nuts preflop, so treat it as such. So as with any poker hand, let’s start from the beginning and focus on preflop play. We want to make sure that we are constantly winning the most when we are ahead and of course making sure we don’t get stacked when our AA runs into a set or rivered flush.
Below you can see my database filtered to just show my AA results, which are about 1.5x higher than my results with KK and about 2.3x higher than my results with QQ…īut just being profitable with AA isn’t enough. It should never be a losing hand in your database, and over any usable sample it should be the biggest winning hand in your database. In this article I am going to review some key considerations when playing AA, some default lines, and various ways to improve your poker knowledge and winrate with this monster of a hand.įirst and foremost, you should be profitable with AA. Admittedly, the hand can be a bit tricky to play, but knowing how to play AA is worth its weight in gold when it comes to playing profitable poker. Many players struggle when it comes to pocket aces.
