Why do people lose with AA?

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AA hand needs a big pre-flop bet to avoid many unexpected card configurations.
 
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I was once told, “AA is the highest pair in the deck, but it's still just 1 pair”... There are many ways to play that hand, always depending on the players you're up against.
 
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When you have pair AA in your hands you have to be very aggressive to be able to make profits from it since at the beginning you have a good chance of winning, play aggressive so that your opponents hesitate to continue playing, just keep in mind that if it is the highest pair but it is more likely that your opponents can have a much better draw than a pair, so you must be quite aggressive so that they do not play calmly
 
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Start aggressively and then raise in every bet until the third Ace.
 
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At least a 4-bet preflop, and if someone raises again, then you go all-in.
 
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In most cases it's due to trying to play slow play and wanting to “trick” the villain. In these cases, he plays limp or just call. When the flop comes, he loses the strength of his hand and thinks he's going to win.
 
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Thank you very much. You got a good card. It's time for the system to give you the game.
No. Every time you get a good card in online poker, you will often hit someone else's card.
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Because players make terrible calls and the game is brutal..
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https://www.cardschat.com/forum/pok...nd-i-will-never-complain-547157/#post-7099481
 
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How to play AA... my advice is....
Just like adult diapers..... Depend's !
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uelle est la bonne façon de jouer AA ?
Be aggressive on the flop, but watch out for dangerous boards.

Continue to bet for value on the turn and river if the board is favorable. Stay vigilant and flexible.
 
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...it depends on many factors, if you want to set a trap you will play more passively, running more risks of being defeated... playing more aggressively will give you more chances of always winning... if the table is very aggressive or a very aggressive player plays after you, play limp/call, but it is a play that most of the time you can end up losing...
 
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Pre-flop the chances of winning are 80%, that is, 20% of the time you will lose, so what I recommend is to make a bet pre-flop, to scare away some players, because, this way, some weak hands that could break your AA run, and your chance of losing decreases.
 
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We should not overvalue every hand we have, even when we have AA, it depends on the boards that fall and the context, we must also know how to fold AA
 
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it depends....
i once went all in with aces first to act on a board where i knew the players were semi loose and i needed to knock out the wide ranges but atleast one or two strong hands would call...one did with ak and i held.

on another occasion i tried betting every street with a very loose guy playing j9 off despite large preflop raises from another guy holding AK, the right move would have been to shove over pre or on the flop...but i thought i was winning and he rivered a straight.

on another occasion i announced to the players i was going to play loose in the upcoming game, i picked up aces first hand and raised accordingly....very loose players continued and both rivered straight no matter the betting.

point is everything is conditional in poker and you have to pick the right strategy for the right moment....there is a reason that there isnt a 100% rating attached to the hand pre.
 
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