Extracting with Aces...

[HighestCard]

Two hands here, both with AA. My question is do I need to slow down on these flops or try to take it down now. Am I getting my money's worth with my aces?


No-limit Texas Hold'em $10+$1 (real money), #1,171,656,732
Palo Alto Single Table Tournament, 15 Aug 2005 4:47 PM ET



Seat 1: HERO [Ad,Ah] ($1,845 in chips)
Seat 2: _Lebowski_ ($1,380 in chips)
Seat 4: zhang0605 ($540 in chips)
Seat 5: E-money21 ($1,565 in chips)
Seat 7: dirty change ($1,715 in chips)
Seat 8: jeebz21 ($1,320 in chips)
Seat 9: Zedno ($3,180 in chips)
Seat 10: New_Job ($3,455 in chips)



ANTES/BLINDS
dirty change posts blind ($25), jeebz21 posts blind ($50).

PRE-FLOP
Zedno calls $50, New_Job folds, HERO bets $175, _Lebowski_ folds, zhang0605 folds, E-money21 folds, dirty change folds, jeebz21 folds, Zedno calls $125.

FLOP [board cards 10H,7D,JS ]
Zedno checks, HERO bets $175, Zedno folds.

SHOWDOWN
HERO wins $600.



No-limit Texas Hold'em $10+$1 (real money), #1,171,643,289
Marble Falls Single Table Tournament, 15 Aug 2005 4:43 PM ET



Seat 1: Kleiner1 ($1,640 in chips)
Seat 2: BOXTRADAMUS ($1,105 in chips)
Seat 3: PhillyRoller ($2,465 in chips)
Seat 4: ozzmore1 ($560 in chips)
Seat 6: HERO [Ad,Ac]($1,440 in chips)
Seat 7: MAXXXSTACKD ($1,220 in chips)
Seat 8: paulbh12 ($1,300 in chips)
Seat 9: tommycz ($4,090 in chips)
Seat 10: xCalamityJan ($1,180 in chips)



ANTES/BLINDS
HERO posts blind ($15), MAXXXSTACKD posts blind ($30).

PRE-FLOP
paulbh12 folds, tommycz folds, xCalamityJan calls $30, Kleiner1 folds, BOXTRADAMUS folds, PhillyRoller folds, ozzmore1 calls $30, HERO bets $115, MAXXXSTACKD folds, xCalamityJan calls $100, ozzmore1 calls $100.

FLOP [board cards JC,6C,10H ]
HERO bets $220, xCalamityJan folds, ozzmore1 folds.

SHOWDOWN
HERO wins $640.

No way would I want to give free cards when there is a jack and ten on the board. There are TONS of gutshots that you could be letting catchup, not to mention one pair hands like KT that could catch all sorts of nasty stuff. If you give a free card, the turn comes Q and guy bets heavy you could be in a world of hurt. The board where I think giving a free card isn't so bad are something like 338 or 26T. But even then I would tend to bet my aces.

[HighestCard]

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No way would I want to give free cards when there is a jack and ten on the board.

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Im not wanting to give free cards out. Im concerned im slightly overbetting my hand as it stands...eliminating the risk for a decent reward.

[SammyKid11]

Both of these hands look phenomenally standard. You're not overbetting your aces, these are just two situations where no one happened to catch enough of a flop to pay to continue with you. Many other times villains will catch top pair, push over the top and you'll call as a huge favorite.

If you play either of these flops any other way (one with JT, one with two clubs), you could seriously be giving draws a free or really cheap card.

Keep playing these flops just like you are.