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.

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