What is the best Way to play a poker high pair "under the gun" and a hand question..

[Dante]

Firstly (to kidsslick:finger: :finger: )



now to my question...What is the best way to Play AK AQ QQ KK AA Under the gun or in other words first to act at live play???
I kept getting these under the gun and raised to 15$ and got no callers

also Last night im at live play I bought in for 100$ 1/2 blinds NL holdem im up to $260 and I get dealt K Q off

the Flop comes Khearts 6clubs 9Clubs I bet 20$ it folds to a guy who raises it to 60$ ...Now I know He did not have trip kings yet....but did he have the ace kicker.... or was he going for a flush draw???? being up about 160$ I thought about my only move which was to go all in over the top but folded after long thought


What would you have done?? I think I should have went all in but did not ave the balls to risk all my profit


thanks:smoker2:

 

[viking611]

with all the money you have dante, you should've just went ALL IN and gave yourself a nice heartbeat for a minute or so

 

[primetime21+]

In your first example were the blinds also 1-2? If so the raises seem a bit high. YOu don't want too many callers, but you also dont want to scare everyone away. I know some people would limp with AA and KK, but that leads to more trouble in the long run.

It also depends on the table. If the players near the button will always make a raise if limped to them, then i would limp and hope for a raise on the button and then i would come over the top with a reraise and try to isolate myself against the original raiser. But i dont think there is one way to play a hand, it always depends on the other players at the table and your own table image.

As for your second example, the preflop action would be helpful to get a feel for what the other guy had. If it was limped around then your hand is alot stronger, if there was a raise then you could be face a guy with AA, AK, 66, 99 trying to protect his hand against a possible flush draw. He also could have had the king with the flush draw making him a favorite.

Given the available facts, I think you made a good fold in that spot. KQ is a good hand, but against big time pressure i would rather save the money you earned for a better flopped hand than top pair and second kicker.

 

[Dante]

In your first example were the blinds also 1-2? If so the raises seem a bit high. YOu don't want too many callers, but you also dont want to scare everyone away. I know some people would limp with AA and KK, but that leads to more trouble in the long run.

It also depends on the table. If the players near the button will always make a raise if limped to them, then i would limp and hope for a raise on the button and then i would come over the top with a reraise and try to isolate myself against the original raiser. But i dont think there is one way to play a hand, it always depends on the other players at the table and your own table image.

As for your second example, the preflop action would be helpful to get a feel for what the other guy had. If it was limped around then your hand is alot stronger, if there was a raise then you could be face a guy with AA, AK, 66, 99 trying to protect his hand against a possible flush draw. He also could have had the king with the flush draw making him a favorite.

Given the available facts, I think you made a good fold in that spot. KQ is a good hand, but against big time pressure i would rather save the money you earned for a better flopped hand than top pair and second kicker.

thanks for the great feedback and advise prime...that is what I was wanting

 

[PO69]

If this were LIVE action and you were at a no limit table, then the ONLY way to play no limit under the gun is to straddle the pot before you see your cards.

That means putting up double the big blind and then everyone must call or raise that and then you would get last option to raise. I STARDDLE everytime in no limit when I am under the gun and it allows to increase your winning % dramatically when you receive a nice pocket pair

 

[Dante]

If this were LIVE action and you were at a no limit table, then the ONLY way to play no limit under the gun is to straddle the pot before you see your cards.

That means putting up double the big blind and then everyone must call or raise that and then you would get last option to raise. I STRADDLE everytime in no limit when I am under the gun and it allows to increase your winning % dramatically when you receive a nice pocket pair

very strong advise PO I will try that next time

 

[AC]

he may have been holding an overpair, AA

that seems likely given the strong raise.

 

[BoZZi]

Mix it up Dante.....75% raises...25% calls.....25% of the time limp with suited connectors or hands u like to see the flop with just to kind of disguise when you limp with the big hands. but im telling u all this from the MTT perspective, not sure how and what goes on at the cash games.

 

[WorldNumberOne]

What is the best way to Play AK AQ QQ KK AA Under the gun or in other words first to act at live play???


i like to rasie atleast 3 times the big blind. i only want 1 or maybe 2 callers pre flop no matter what i have.

it never fails when i slow play huge pocket cards and get 4 guys in the pot that some guy makes a straight .

i want the 10/J and 8/9 suited guys to get the hell out pre flop and i'll play the other guys with A/Q or pocket 10's ...

 

[Dante]

thanks guys....I see my problem I should have raised it to 7 or 8$ max on those hands to get a few callers...

 

[WildBill]

Problems with AA and KK come not so much from preflop play as post flop play for most players. You have to be able to get away from those hands when there is too much betting action or a troubling board. Not always, but quite often. People play it like its a premium hand until the end, but with no help they are very vulnerable if there is any action.

Personally I tend to limp a lot with them UTG, but depends on the game. Best way to isolate and make a good return on them is to limp and then come over the top when someone raises behind you. Don't necessarily go all-in, just reraise a decent amount to make the guy think you are gambling. This is another mistake I see a lot, if I limp up front and then go all-in after being raise, gee what do you think I have???

 

[tooran]

What is the best way to Play AK AQ QQ KK AA Under the gun or in other words first to act at live play???


i like to rasie atleast 3 times the big blind. i only want 1 or maybe 2 callers pre flop no matter what i have.

it never fails when i slow play huge pocket cards and get 4 guys in the pot that some guy makes a straight .

i want the 10/J and 8/9 suited guys to get the hell out pre flop and i'll play the other guys with A/Q or pocket 10's ...

I couldn't agree more. Weed out the lurkers holding the straight and flush draws, and go heads up with someone holding a K-Q type hand or a pair. Better odds for you.

 

[Fishhead]

Good topic