just as a general rule of thumb.
Pocket aces isn't such a great hand post-flop.
even worse when you are up against 2 opponents or more.
keeping that in mind, when playing tourneys, Aces aren't such a great hand in the early stages of the game where the blinds are very low in relation to your stack.
Aces is a hand where you win small but lose big in early stages of the game
(that is of course, excluding all the maniacs that will bust out early calling your bets with bottom pair)
what does that mean? it means that in early stages of tourneys, u bet big preflop with your aces to thin the field. but on the flop u should always try and keep the pot small. ie, betting 3/4 of the pot rather than a potsize bet.
why? there will be more bettting on the turn and the river, meaning that your following bet sizes will end up being bigger if the pot is big,
if your aces don't improve on the flop, it's quitea vulnerable hand,
and you should always be ready to let it go when u face reraises on the flop/turn.
in the later stages of the tourney where blinds are high relative to your stacks, aces become much more powerful as there is less implied odds for other players to play low PP, suited connectors etc.  |