Any justification for not capping AA pre-flop??

[MagicRat]

It was my first hand at the table and I posted in CO. Thought my play was o.k. at the time as I thought capping would be screaming AA but later on my thoughts were: 1) who cares if I'm screaming AA?; and 2) being my first hand at the table they don't know what kind of player I am anyway so don't necessarily know what the heck my cap means! /images/graemlins/grin.gif Anyway, thoughts??

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. Hero posts a blind of $3.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, Hero (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls.

Rest to follow to see what kind of trouble I do or don't get in...

[mistrpug]

I personally don't see any reason not to cap it.

[sfer]

There are times when I don't cap preflop but they're for deception and almost always in a scenario where I'm heads-up. Here, with a bet and a raise in front of you I would really prefer to cap. Neither of those two guys are slowing down and you are an unknown.

[Danenania]

A poster who caps doesn't have AA. He's a maniac. I think you can get just as many bets out of postflop after capping.

[DMBFan23]

for instance, I open raise with AA on the button, SB 3 bets me, BB folds, I call.

[MagicRat]

Flop: (13 SB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (10.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

River: (16.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Again, in retrospect, I hate my River wimping out. Comments on these 3 streets??

[colgin]

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A poster who caps doesn't have AA. He's a maniac. I think you can get just as many bets out of postflop after capping.

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I agree. Unless someone has notes on you already I think people will assume that you have come to gamboool and not that you have AA.

[BusterStacks]

looks good to me. bet the river.

[MagicRat]

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
MP2 has Kh Qh (one pair, kings).
MP3 has Qs Qd (one pair, queens).
Hero has Ah Ac (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 16.50 BB. </font>

Next time: Cap pre-flop; bet the River. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[marching_on_together]

generally i'm capping the vast vast majority of the time the only real exception being when the pot is going to be heads-up against a good player who might slow down or fold an under pocket pair early. Against bad players cap as you still get good action.

[car ramrod]

I would think anyone that liked the river would probably wake up and bet into you, I would say bet the river for value. If it does get raised, still have to call, just sucks.