bubble hand w/ AA
 

$30+$3, Blinds 75/150

CO 1000 [As, Ad]
BUT 2500
SB 2500
BB 2000

Would you be more likely to push this, min-raise, or limp, and why?

Re: bubble hand w/ AA
 

Push. I like to be consistent with the 10xBB rule--it's easy to see that you're trying to get value if you push a bunch of hands in a row and then raise to 3xBB.

Re: bubble hand w/ AA
 

this situation is a push. If i have over 20BB it depends on my image, ranging from a push to a standard raise to a limp reraise.

Re: bubble hand w/ AA
 

yeah I guess you're probably right, I was just thinking that at the $33s you might be able to limp it and double up if they hit any pair on the flop. Has anyone out there tried that consistently?

Re: bubble hand w/ AA
 

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yeah I guess you're probably right, I was just thinking that at the $33s you might be able to limp it and double up if they hit any pair on the flop. Has anyone out there tried that consistently?

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enough to find out that it really sucks to let someone flop 2 pair with their 93 and u go bust with yer aces playing donk like. shove it. ull get called by 44. holla

Re: bubble hand w/ AA
 

I'd probably push, and I'd probably show it.

Re: bubble hand w/ AA
 

Occasionally I'll mix-up my open push here with a limp or min-raise, looking for a re-raise. This is covered in the opening section of Harrington v.II I believe, or maybe it was the first volume. This works especially well if you've got a read on the BB as an agressive defender.

Not often, but I pull it out maybe 20% of the time i'm in this situation with a very big hand (usually just AA, KK, sometimes QQ). It works especially well if you're right on the 10x threshold (and thus haven't been open-pushing as much, you've been making smaller raises in recent memory) and you can often get BSB to re-raise or even push over the top with very mediocre hands...

its certainly dangerous, but its paid off enough to be a strong part of my arsenal...

Re: bubble hand w/ AA
 

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enough to find out that it really sucks to let someone flop 2 pair with their 93 and u go bust with yer aces playing donk like. shove it. ull get called by 44. holla

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