[MrWookie47]

Thanks for the HU on that bonus. Can you fold preflop and win, or do you have to make it to showdown? Your EV with aces should be between 2-3 BB. At a 1/2 table, if you can fold preflop and win, you should. At 2/4+, it's more +EV to win.

Generally, getting AA cracked is fairly expensive, so in order to have an EV of 2-3 BB with AA, you'll expect to win fairly large pots when you win, and lose some medium sized ones. Those pots you win will typically be >5 BB, so you should try to win. If you lose, you may still come out ahead, since 5 BB is a fair bit to lose on a single hand. Really, I think I'll play AA like I always do: to win the maximum, but if I lose, it's still OK.