Pocket Aces...Help : )

[shine111]

OK it happened again last night...someone please advise me on how to play this hand...I can never win.... I had pocket aces and raised 4X the BB before the flop....I had two callers.. the flop was K,6,4 all different suits...what should I do next? I am first to play with 2 others in...

In the end I lost one of the callers had K,4

 

[twizzybop]

Nothing more you can do, most of the time there is always going to be one or 2 that is going to call. Yet according to odds you will win about 76% of the time with 3 players. 88% of the time with 2, so yes the more players you get the lower your % of winning with pocket rockets. The less players the % of course goes higher.

 

[chicubs1616]

You can't stop a bad player from catching two pair with K4 after you raised preflop.

On the flop first to act I would probably check here because most of the time you are way ahead and then plan to raise an opponent who bets.

You have to rely on your reads here but the board looks safe.

You can't stop a bad player from catching two pair with K4 after you raised preflop.

On the flop first to act I would probably check here because most of the time you are way ahead and then plan to raise an opponent who bets.

You have to rely on your reads here but the board looks safe to go for a check-raise here, its unfortunate than you ran into two pair, but you will bust your opponent more often than not.

 

[The_Missnary]

Most of the time you win in that situation. I'm sure most at your table looked at that guy like "you're an idiot" for calling your huge raise with K4. That's just bad play all the way. If you play that hand aggressively, in the long run, you'll be a winner.

 

[gocubsgo]

Pocket aces....I dont like going all in preflop with them because I tend to lose with them. You need to learn to toss them away like if a flop comes 8 9 10, and the other player goes all in, you are probably beat.

 

[MattS05]

hopefully with that hand...none of your opponents hit a set....so go ahead and makie a bet....probably a pot sized bet and see how it goes from there....u might get lucky with some fish that flopped top pair with kings....and has no clue that your ready to destroy him with your aces.....

 

[jeightball89]

I get taken out with pocket ace's just about every time i play them ,but after reading everyones advice I think I will do better at reading the other players in real live games that I play in .

 

[Bryan The Jew]

Hah, once again a story about rockets. Usually, I don't raise rockets too high. There is nothing you can do about losing to a friggin king four. That hand is horrible and if you stay at the table long enough, eventually you will destroy the play, playing that hand.

 

[achatter]

odds

You may have your odds of winning the pot go down a bit with 2 callers insted of 1, but your pot odds go up. Just make sure you get the chips in pre flop, when you know you have the best hand.

 

[Four Dogs]

Poker is more than just a 2 card game. I'll bet you were happy he called. When you find someone like that you should write down their name and stalk them relentlessly. After you get your $ back 3 fold, you'll consider that bad beat an investment.

 

[KK_Cowboy]

this case

The fact this idiot called with K4 is laughable. You definitely were unlucky here. But to answer your question. I would lead out a bet, a pot size one or something close to it would be good. Anyone who has a king will likely call. If the next card does no obvious harm, you should be all-in right there. If you get unlucky, at least you can say you played it right.

 

[bubbasbestbabe]

I like your advice 4Ds. I sometimes do that. I'll mark them in my buddy list and then search and destroy cause I know how they play.

 

[LILJ101]

pocket rockets r dangerous!!!!!

dont slow play raise like a bat out of hellllllll.
slow playing can cause weak hands like k 4 to catch. if u would of raised more he probaly would of folded.