What to Do with Pocket Aces

Ah, pocket rockets. It is one of the greatest starting hands you can get in a game of poker. However, you cannot get cocky and assume that lucking out with two aces during the pre flop will guarantee you a win. There is some strategy to playing this enviable hand.

See, it can be torture to fold a hand like this; your first instinct will be to play and play hard. Follow the first one, but go easy on the second one.

A raise here is a must. Raise big, in fact, because you may be able to intimidate your opponents enough so that some of them will fold.

Once the flop goes down, however, you need to start calculating your odds. You also have to analyze how your opponents play.

Only raise or call if your chances of winning are good. Otherwise, although it may hurt, you need to fold.

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