Folding Pocket Aces - Making a Big Lay-Down

How many times have you been reading about poker online to come across a discussion about someone getting their aces beat...again.  You may have come across this hot topic at your favorite poker forum, which I'm sure was a heated discussion.

 

Aces...  A Blessing or a Curse

 

So your holding pocket aces.  Your feeling pretty good about it until three people ahead of you decide to go all in.  Now what?  You know you should push, but at the same time you know that this is how it happens.  This is how your pocket aces get "pwned".  Take a moment to sit back and think.  If your in a tournament, weigh the outcome.  Will winning the hand put you in the money?  Is this a must win situation?  Can you handle seeing the showdown after you folded, only to realize you would have won?

 

Let it Ride

 

If it is pre-flop and there is someone pushing all in ahead of me, I will always call.  What kind of poker player folds pocket rockets before the flop?  If you were trying to slow play your aces and ended up letting your opponent catch a straight or a flush, it's a different situation entirely.  It is important to go big with the aces as to avoid getting sucked out on by someone who limped in.

 

Conclusion

 

99.9% of the time you should not fold your pocket aces.  It is the kind of hand that, if played correctly 100 times over, it will be a winner in the end.  So don't listen to the negative people on tilt that rant and rave about how unlucky their aces are.  Pocket aces is the best starting hand in poker for a reason.