Aces preflop in the big blind, no limit cash game

Game Type: No Limit cash game, full table
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Misc Notes: The last pot was the biggest one of the hour and involved three players, two of whom are in this hand.
Your Hand: A♥A♠

The Setup: You’re holding AA in the BB. Player B limps, Player D raises to $1 and the button calls. The SB also calls. It’s your action and one player is still to act behind you. What’s your play with aces?

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Frank

I like to play Aces heads up out of position, i don’t think any raise, other then a huge one, will get these players, who seem to play very loose, to fold.

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Kyle

I’ve played this limit a lot and this is the prime opportunity for that pre flop donk all in move. You will get called by at least one player with any range of hands from 77 to KK or AJ to AK. It may seem like a ridiculous play but at these limits and the way this table is playing it has +EV

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Ripp

there is only one way to play aces preflop – raise reraise reraise and all in. you dont want to play multiple people with any pocket pair. with a small raise then lots of callers, some of whom just won big pots, the only move here is all in. i prefer small wins to big losses. take the pot now, or hope for only one caller.

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Boris

If I play against reasonable players I would raise to 5 which is enough to drive out speculative hands and play heads up against player D. There is a possibillity that all they fold but I have no choise – I must protect My Aces or risk my hole stack if all three of my opponents can see the flop and get a sett or two raggedy pairs. But if I play against two or three loose players there is no garantier att en raise between 5 and 10 can drive most of them out then I wouldnt have some choice: either fold my aces or go all-in. I cannot expect that all of them would go all-in but must say I am not sure – a lot of online players dont play normal.,too many watched TV-poker and think the best strategy is to go all-in. But even if all of them go all-in I have very good chances to vinn a massive pot. I can lose also but there is not some other choice – I cannot throw away the best hand. To know one doesnt play chess but gambble helps a lot.Best regards!Boris from Sweden

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