With AA I always raise before the flop but I recently read a site where they say you should slow play in order to get as many people in as possible. My experience is that if more then five players call before the flop I usually need the set to come out a winner. That’s why I keep on raising before the flop. What's your opinion?

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Why would you want so many people drawing against your aces? You want isolation in that situation with someone, not five people, you WILL get outdrawn then. Your aces have a much better chance. You let people limp in, and you will be facing two pair, flush draws, straight draws, from multiple people. Raise, and if they fold so be it, you got blinds, and antes where applicable.

Keep raising them. 3 opponents is too much, 2 is ok, 1 is optimal

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fold pf

AA holds up pretty well against multiple opponents. BUT I don't know what limit you're at but at anything below $0.5/$1 never consider slowplaying it. Even from early.

At midlimits an early slow play is usually aimed at a late aggressive player - ..

At micro-micro limits a even push from early often gets rewarded - If you put in 1/5 of your stack or try to bounce off a small stack - you'll maximise your profit.

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On some hands, with some players and some flops, slow playing may be more proffitable for that hand. However, until you feel your are playing in the top 80% and in a position to jugde when and where and why, I would recommend staying away from this -ev move.

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No need for that; the dude is looking for some help.

If you're at the micro limit cash games you will be fine never slowplaying anything ever.

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Every time you have a decsion to make preflop with AA, raise. Don't raise small trying to keep people in, make it at least 3-4 times the current call amount. If more than one person has already called before you raise even more than 4 times.

Don't cry if everyone folds, you'll get paid off for your entire stack often enough to make up for those folds.