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    Chaser in4rehab's Avatar
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    Default What to do with a set of aces on the flop

    I don't feel great about my play when I flop a set of aces generally. I feel like I have a great hand but the ace often scares players out of giving me much more action. So I generally just cbet as I would if I had AK and hope somebody wants to play along. I'm not sure if this is the best approach. In this hand I had a 57/14 donk in BB and a new player in MP. The donk was deepstacked and impossible to range so I just said screw it and put the cbet in there hoping he'd find a reason to hang himself. Am I playing well or does a hand this strong call for a slowplay in circumstances like this?

    Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, 40/80 Blinds, 8 Players
    LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

    MP2: 4,655
    Hero (CO): 8,980
    BTN: 7,880
    SB: 955
    BB: 8,257
    UTG: 5,350
    UTG+1: 2,020
    MP1: 2,980

    Pre-Flop: (120) A A dealt to Hero (CO)
    2 folds, MP1 calls 80, MP2 folds, Hero raises to 360, 2 folds, BB calls 280, MP1 calls 280

    Flop: (1,120) A 9 6 (3 Players)
    BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets 640, 2 folds

    Results: 1,120 Pot
    Hero mucked A A and WON 1,120 (+760 NET)

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    You gota bet that flop, if its something like A28r then maybe not.

    I think I make it bigger, their range contains more FDs and gutshot SDs than 9s.

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    fold pre next time
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    What do ya'll think about checking the turn if you get calld on the flop. Any card. Because in my experience, I get called on flop, bet turn, and then win it there, which is fine... but would there ever really be a bad time to check the turn? I guess besides the obvious flush draw scare.

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    You would be giving away information if you did something different than normal. So if you normally cbet in position with Ax, KK, QQ, whatever, then cbet here too. Like 22fish said, bet more on this flop. You are giving almost correct odds for a flush draw to call (640 into a pot that is now 1760 = 36.36%), and they have any kind of draw more often than anything better.
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