AA all-in preflop - How many callers do you want?

AA all-in preflop - How many callers do you want?

Just back from a few days at the Borgata. Once on this trip, and one on my last trip, I thought I played brilliantly and managed to get it all in preflop with AA.

This trip, I was UTG+1, and limped, expecting someone to raise. My expectations at that time were that the HJ $240 and SB $260 were going at it, and I (cover) would be happy to pick off the SB who was going to shove with crap. As expected, the HJ makes a raise (I think it was to $8, and the SB pops it to $18 or something silly. I raise to $50, HJ calls and SB shoves. I tank shove (didn't know SB covered HJ) and HJ tank calls. $700+ shipped to the HJ with TT, after AKQ-J-X SB mucked.

Last trip, I manage to limp raise AA and get a $100, $200 and $250 stack all-in preflop (I cover). $200 stack shows up with KJ and hits 2 pr.

I think I'm 60% to win vs TT and a random. Winning $1500+ the 3 times I win, losing $500 total when each of the other guys win. I was fine losing and didn't actually tilt until a few hands later when the TT guy stacked another guy and racked up to leave.

I thought I ran the numbers and was around the same 60% vs AQ, KJ and random with the 4 way. Winning $1650 the 3 winning time, losing $450 losing to the $200 and $250 stacks the other 2 times. The KJ was a very old man, who slowly turned his cards over last, and for some reason I got tilted and left for a cigar immediately, if I wasn't tilted, I'm pretty sure I would have made at least some of it back.

Yes, I know BBV is ----->

SO am I making mistakes pricing in this many players when I have AA preflop, or should I embrace the variance and continue to try to get it all-in against as many players as possible with AA? Personal preference and tolerance for swings? Are there enough DBs that will rack up after a big win like that, and not give me a chance to get even?

10 April 2015 at 09:09 PM
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Earlier posts are available on our legacy forum HERE

If I could get one or two players to go all-in when I have AA, I'd be thrilled. Three or more is getting tougher to beat, but I'm still not too unhappy about it 😉


Here's hoping OP is still reading, ten years later.


Lol. How did this pop up? I see now there were posts on a legacy forum, but I never go there. Weird.


Ninja bump. Someone posted and then deleted.


Ahhh. Weird. Thanks.

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