Do you make these Mistakes Playing with AA?

More often than not we hear horror stories about a players pocket aces getting busted by trips, a straight, or two pair. What is going on with that? I thought pocket aces was the best hand in poker? Pocket Rockets are the best starting hand in texas hold em, not the best hand. Depending on how you play your aces can determine whether or not you are racking chips towards you at the end of the hand. Many players simply make the mistake of thinking that they will win the hand no matter what.

Mistake #1 - Thinking your Pocket Aces are Invincible.

This is common with beginner players mostly, because they haven’t felt the pain of getting their aces owned by some chump hand. In order to safeguard yourself from someone drawing out on you, you need to make some aggressive bets to get the would be fish out of the pot.

Mistake #2 - Trying to Slow Play your Aces.

This is the quickest way to a disappointing loss. Sure, it may have worked for you in the past, but don’t count on it to be like that every time. It is crucial to play your aces aggressively before the flop. If the flop doesn’t hit for you and you think it did for your opponent, bet harder. Chances are they have top pair or a flush draw, and it would be best if they didn’t get much further than that.

Mistake #3 - Not Knowing when you are Beat.

Mistake number three comes into play when you have already made mistakes number one and two. If you have slow played your aces and still think you can win but there are 4 spades on the board and you don’t hold one, you should stop to think why your opponent just pushed all in. Nothing is worse than holding just a pair of aces after the river, and you know your opponent has a better hand. This is when you have to face the facts and let one go. Hopefully you didn’t get too involved in the betting.

Conclusion

Next time you peek at your cards and see two beautiful aces staring back at you what will you do? Will you get flustered like an amateur? Or will you sit calmly waiting for your turn to act so you can make a nice raise? The latter will yield you more profits in the long run. So now that you can handle pocket aces, what about pocket kings?