Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
If a player tries to be sneaky
If a player tries to be sneaky with pocket Aces and slow play them, they run the risk of many players limping in. When this happens, there is only a small pot, pre-flop, and many players in the hand that may out flop the Aces. Too often a flop will look harmless enough, but may give another player a set or two pair.
Skilled players will usually bet
Skilled players will usually bet the same amount for all hands. This way it is more difficult to put them on a particular hand. They will play pocket Aces the same way as pocket 4's. They also, have the ability and discipline to fold the Aces, if they feel that they have been out flopped.