Pocket Aces No Limit Texas
Holdem Strategy
When it comes to playing
Texas Holdem I always recommend playing good
solid starting hands, mixing up how you play
your hands and playing hands aggressively. No
Limit Texas Holdem is a game that
rewards aggression. Don't confuse
aggression with recklessness. Play good hands,
put the pressure on your opponents and take
their chips.
Pocket
Aces, A-A is the best starting hand that you can
get. This is a hand that should be played
aggressively no matter what your position at the
table is.
If
you're seated in early position I'd recommend
raising the pot which will cause some players to
fold their hands and limit the field. Making a
raise in early position is a
sign that you have a strong hand. I like
to give a raise large enough to have the good
players fold their hand and cause the bad ones
who play just about any hand to call your bet.
This helps to both limit the number of players
who can improve their hands and it also gets
more money into the pot.
For
example, in a $1/$2 no limit hold em game, I'd
probably put in a raise of $2. Of course, you
should adjust the amount of your raise up or
down based on the players at the table. If you
have a lot of bad players that love to call bets
upping your raise to $3 might be a good idea.
If
you're seated in middle position I would again
raise. Take notice of the players sitting behind
you that have acted already. Are they strong
players? Weak players?
What did they do? Did they call? Did they raise?
Then look at the players sitting in front of you
that have yet to act. Are they
strong or weak players? If you raise what
are they likely to do? Call? Fold? Re-Raise?
With a starting hand like AA I would raise (I'd
raise no matter what
position I'm in because it's the best hand).
If I'm
in late position I would definitely raise the
pot.
Then
once the flop came down I'd look to see how it
matches up with my hand and how it might match
up with one of my opponents. Did I catch an
Ace on the flop to give me a set? Or
maybe one of my opponents have a set, or might
be on a flush or straight draw. One of the main
reasons to raise a pot
is to limit the field and limit the number of
opponents that might catch a good flop that can
beat your hand.
Look at
your opponents betting patterns and how they
have played past hands and try to put them on a
hand. If you think you still have the best hand
then raise. If you think you are beaten
and there is no way that you can win the hand
there is no shame in folding, even if it is
pocket aces that you are folding.
I'd continue this approach
on the turn and river. See how the turn and
river cards match up with your hand and if you
feel they've improved your opponents hand.
If you feel that your pocket aces are
still holding up as the best hand raise. If you
think you are beat then fold.
Learning
how to play pocket aces and other Texas Holdem
hands correctly takes practice and experience.
You can practice and play Texas Holdem for free
in any of our
recommended online poker rooms.
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