this one just in :)

[Zybomb]

What many people dont realize is what they have. Sure AA is the best hand preflop...but after the flop its far from the nuts.

Would you slowplay TPTK normally? Thats realistically all that AA becomes (unless you improve of course)

I dont mind playing Aces slow on ONE street. If you limp preflop in EP FINE. But then you must play very aggressive on the flop AND have discipline to fold them if more aggression is shown. If you check the flop expecting someone to bet and then check raise great.... but if they check back, you have to show serious aggression on the turn and again have discipline to lay them down if more aggression is shown. Remember they are still only a pair.

(This isn't saying the Bad Beat post above played them bad, im just commenting on RD's comment of aces being slowplayed)

[BDMK]

zybomb, i totally agree with u. in fact, i very extremely rarely slowplay aces *postflop* for all the good reasons we all know.

however, once in a blue moon, a totally "safe" board comes against one, max two, chaser(s)/calling station(s), where one could extract a little extra milk without scaring them off. (more than two callers, of course, u bet out for value right away, no ifs, ands or buts.)

and thats exactly what would have happened in the above example were it not for one of the 5 remaining cards in the deck that would have killed me, and indeed ended up killing me.

i just got unlucky, to say the least. but hey, the good news is im totally used to getting very/significantly statistically unlucky, which i do on a daily basis.