AA in BB,8 limpers & I didn't raise. My buddy almost had a heartattack

[Jim Easton]

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1) Build a bigger pot.

Answer to 1) You do NOT want to build a bigger pot here becuase then EVERYONE will be out to win this pot and stay till the end and you are far less likely to win the pot at the end of the hand.


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You definitely do want to build a bigger pot with AA. The object of the game isn't just to win pots, it is to win money. Raising AA here has a significant positive EV.

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2) Knock ppl out of a hand when your hand is vulnerable.


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Another case of wanting to win money, not pots. With AA, you actually want opponents to call, sure, your chances of winning drop, but the bigger pot makes up for it.

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3) Alert people to your holdings.
Use ur BB position to disguise ur hand and if and when an ace flops u are GOLDEN. Nobody on earth can put u on Aces cause u didnt raise preflop with 8 ppl in the pot.


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8 limpers to you in the BB, there are many hands you should be raising with.