I never slowplay aces

[Heimdal]

I never slowplay aces. Would this be a good hand to do it in?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) converter

MP ($198.50)
Hero ($461.60)
Button ($132)
SB ($509.80)
BB ($210.40)
UTG ($232.25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $4, MP calls $4, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $20</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $48</font>, UTG folds, MP folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $372</font>, BB folds.

Final Pot: $430

[Finite_Risk]

Instead of 372, make it 90 preflop - hopefully he calls (will pretty much be stack committed) or pushes

If he calls, push the rest in on the flop

[jkkkk]

make it $150, go from there.

[Finite_Risk]

150 is basically the same as 372 - pretty much the rest of BBs stack

[wtfsvi]

Fellow Norwegian?

You will hardly slowplay them with a lesser raise here (or a call, well, it will maybe be a slowplay, but it will be a reasonable one). I agree with finite risk in making it about $90 and pushing any flop that doesn't come something like KKQ with two spades.

[pzhon]

Yes, that is a reasonable time to slow-play aces. The BB has about 1.5 times the pot left, and is likely to commit himself on the flop with a worse hand. If you push preflop, you may be letting the BB get away cheaply. The downside is that the BB may hate the flop but would have called a push, or might hit a set against you instead of folding. I think the risk is worth it.

[jkkkk]

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150 is basically the same as 372 - pretty much the rest of BBs stack

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quite true, i'd make it $100 (practically the same as $90) and push the flop.

[Heimdal]

I just think that a raise to $100 looks too much like AA-KK. Wrong?
And the BB is a decent player btw.

[jkkkk]

i think any re-raise here looks like aa - kk, the idea of making it $100 is that if villain calls, the money already in the pot makes the push an easy option, $90 effectively does the same thing.

but whether you bet $90 or $100 here is inconsequential, i'm folding ladies or worse unless i make you for an idiot.

[-Skeme-]

I think that would be a good spot to just call, but I don't have a flopblem with making it $100 so he'll have no trouble going all in preflop. If you're viewed as a solid, tight player, you might just want to call and disguise your hand a bit better.