Dangerous Flop, What to do with AA

XXXNoahXXX · #1 07-04-2005, 04:34 PM

This situation has come up a couple times, and I'm not sure what the correct play here is, perhaps it is very read dependent, but I'd like to hear any thoughts. I hold AA UTG in 100NL game, just sat down so I don't have any reads. I rasie to $5 and get calls from SB and BB. Flop comes Q Q Q. How should I proceed from the flop? Should I bet more aggressively if the turn and river are high cards or rags? Any input on how to play this hand would be appreciated.

King_Striker · #2 07-04-2005, 04:39 PM

TiltsMcFabulous · #3 07-04-2005, 04:53 PM

That's an awesome flop for AA. What the hell are you on about?

XXXNoahXXX · #4 07-04-2005, 04:58 PM

So if a K comes on the turn or the river, and someone bets should I put them on the lower full house or could they have quads and be thinking "Great, this probably gave someone a full house, so I'm gonna lead out". Say I lead out on the flop and turn and get one caller. (both turn and river are rags). Then I face an all-in on the river. With no reads is this a laydown, a call, or does it depend on the size of the bets along the way?

Guthrie · #5 07-04-2005, 05:25 PM

I don't have any advice on how to play it, but I was in this situation a few months ago. However, I held the case queen.

I had KQ suited. Every street was capped.

Board was QQQKK.

The two other players had AA and AK.

It was sweet.

ChoicestHops · #6 07-05-2005, 02:47 AM

You will win this flop over 95% of the time against a random hand. The only thing that can beat you is the A, which is the other 5%.

King_Striker · #7 07-05-2005, 04:54 AM

tubalkain · #8 07-05-2005, 09:29 AM

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The A? You mean the Q.

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He meant the Q.

Against an EP caller I'd be worried, but these are the blinds. Odds are they've got lower pocket pairs and/or low suited connectors. There's one card in the deck that beats AA, and the chance of it being in one of those two hands is (I believe, but I haven't done the math) lower than 5%. It could just as easily have been in one of the preflop folded hands.