Lvl 1-3 Slowplay AA, KK PF Ever?

[Degen]

I can't remember the last time I didn't make a huge raise PF w/ AA or KK, unless I was UTG and doing a call-reraise...

Discuss.


Andre

[DasLeben]

I don't know about the $55s, but at the lower buyins I generally get enough action when I raise aces or kings preflop to where they don't need to be slowplayed.

[Degen]

ya ditto

but my thinking was this may be too predictable

in HOH action dan says to do it 80% of the time, and 20% at random, slow play.

At the 55's and higher you see a lot of the same peeps.


Andre

[OrcaDK]

At the $10/20's i usually just call with my aces and take their stack on a TPTK/overpair flop. Of course sometimes it goes wrong, but this has been working out perfect for me. With kings i always try to get my chips in the middle preflop.

[Maulik]

stop hijacking my idea, punk

[jgunnip]

[ QUOTE ]
ya ditto

but my thinking was this may be too predictable

in HOH action dan says to do it 80% of the time, and 20% at random, slow play.

At the 55's and higher you see a lot of the same peeps.


Andre

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I actually just read this section earlier today and I was thinking the same thing. I don't play above the 20+2 right now and I usually don't run into enough of the same players to the point I think its a problem so I just always raise with high pairs. The bottom line is imo, if you don't see the same oppoenents very often and/or they aren't bright enough to see such betting patterns then it's rarely correct, at a full table, to slowplay the higher pairs.

[hyde]

my tombstone will read:
He loved to slow play
He just hated the results

and I do love it. something feels os good when it works. I certainly don't do it all the time. I will limp in early position with AA and hope for a re raise. though a table full of limpers is then painful....
and you have to love a min raise on the button in front of a BB who chooses to protect his blind with an all in....love those guys.

KK.....not going to let any Ace limp in, and I want an AQ to think about it. At least three times BB, or more.

[shejk]

Lvl3 is often very well suited for slowplaying big pairs preflop imo. The stacksizes are about right.

[Benfica]

I can't remember the number of times I busted out when I slowplayed AA pre-flop, then went all-in on a rainbow rag flop...damn pocket 2's and 3's!!

[zaphod]

I did a few limps from UTG level 1 some time ago. I think this can be a decent play, as long as you know to slow down when it does not go according to plan(they forget to raise behind you). I.e when 5 players limps behind you, i will not risk my hole stack, when SB comes out betting on the flop, BB raises...
Lately i have just been raising, since i think i get enough action with these big hands anyway at the 30$ tournament which are my home these days.