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Old 08-01-2005, 11:30 AM
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"If no one has yet called, almost always raise with AA, KK, QQ, AK, and AQ. Part of the reason to raise with these hands is that they lose value as the pot gets more multiway(especially if your opponents see the flop for one bet rather than 2.) "

So, do aces lose value as more people enter the pot?
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Old 08-01-2005, 12:22 PM
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Yes, because the more people there are the bigger the chance that the aces will be busted by a drawing hand. High pairs work well with few people, meaning you need to narrow the field down to just a few.
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Old 08-01-2005, 12:54 PM
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I will usually raise with those even if someone has called. What book is that from???
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Old 08-01-2005, 01:55 PM
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Yes, because the more people there are the bigger the chance that the aces will be busted by a drawing hand. High pairs work well with few people, meaning you need to narrow the field down to just a few.

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No, this is wrong. You make more money when more people call even though your winrate goes down a bit. The extra money more than compensates for the reduced winrate. Its not about pots its about money, yada yada yada. I've been through this discussion a lot of times on these boards, sorry.
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Old 08-01-2005, 02:00 PM
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With that logic it may just even out. But I still think 2 opponents is better than 5.
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Old 08-01-2005, 02:12 PM
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Yes, because the more people there are the bigger the chance that the aces will be busted by a drawing hand. High pairs work well with few people, meaning you need to narrow the field down to just a few.

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No, this is wrong. You make more money when more people call even though your winrate goes down a bit. The extra money more than compensates for the reduced winrate. Its not about pots its about money, yada yada yada. I've been through this discussion a lot of times on these boards, sorry.

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OK, then are S&M wrong? Or am I misinterpreting it?
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Old 08-01-2005, 02:42 PM
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With that logic it may just even out. But I still think 2 opponents is better than 5.

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Nah, it doesn't even out. 5 callers of a raise with AA is a lot better than 2 in limit poker. Its not close.
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Old 08-01-2005, 02:49 PM
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Yes, because the more people there are the bigger the chance that the aces will be busted by a drawing hand. High pairs work well with few people, meaning you need to narrow the field down to just a few.

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No, this is wrong. You make more money when more people call even though your winrate goes down a bit. The extra money more than compensates for the reduced winrate. Its not about pots its about money, yada yada yada. I've been through this discussion a lot of times on these boards, sorry.

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OK, then are S&M wrong? Or am I misinterpreting it?

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I'd say they worded it wrong if they were only talking about AA, and if they didn't add that part in parenthesis. But they also mention AK/AQ and QQ. I think the important thing is that letting in a lot of people for 1 bet instead of 2 is what is really bad for those hands.

Obviously if you asked Sklansky or Mason if they'd rather have 1 caller or 4 callers when they raise AA UTG they'd both rather 4 and 5 would be better still. Here I think they're trying to warn of the dangers of letting weaker holdings in for 1 bet. This danger is even worse for hands like AQ, KK, and QQ then it is for rockets and they're referring to those hands as well.
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Old 08-01-2005, 02:55 PM
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No, this is wrong. You make more money when more people call even though your winrate goes down a bit. The extra money more than compensates for the reduced winrate. Its not about pots its about money, yada yada yada. I've been through this discussion a lot of times on these boards, sorry.

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True, but having your 'dream scenario' of everybody calling your raise may end up just giving some opponents the correct odds. For example, say you are in a five-handed game and raise UTG with AA and that the next three players, with KK, QQ, and JJ respectively, call. The big blind is looking at 72o, a hand which will win 11.3% of the time against the four other big pairs, and he's getting 9-to-1 on his money! To further exaggerate for the purpose of clarity, say you raise AA UTG in a 20-handed game and everybody calls - I think anybody would start wincing at each call after about the 15th or so [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

So I personally would amend this answer to say that if I have AA, I want as many people calling as possible provided they are making a mistake in doing so. Unfortunately, getting exactly x number of people to call your raise and no more is a topic that has yet to be examined by the canon of poker literature. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 08-01-2005, 03:05 PM
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Default Re: HEPFAP, Page 22 First 2 Cards, EP

This is not true. All preflop situations are plus EV with aces, but the maximum plus EV result is every player in for a cap (so with 10 people at the table you earn the most money on average when every player stays in for a cap). This is because the pot grows much faster than your winrate goes down with Aces. A quote from page 126 of Getting Started in Hold'em by Ed Miller regarding playing AA, "Getting it all-in against all 9 players is actually your best result, but you will never be that lucky."

For this reason, if I had AA in middle position with 3 callers ahead and if the button was a maniac that raised every pot, I would limp reraise hoping to trap even more players in. With aces, the more the merrier as long as you aren't sacrificing raises. Still, you are better off with 2 opponents for a raise than with 5 opponents for a limp.
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