Yet Another Example of why you Don't Slow Play AA

[BKAZ]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
4 folds, MP3 =(Slow Player)/ calls, 2 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

I have AT off in an unraised pot for free from the BB, I'll take it.

Flop: (3 SB) , , (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Slow Player 3-bets, SB folds, Hero calls.

I probably should have just called the SB bet, but with 2 over, and the nut flush draw I felt this was a value raise. I doubted very much he had flopped the flush as I figured he would try to check raise. When the slow player 3 bet I figured I had to hit the flush card to win but the pot was growing, no way to fold here but maybe slow down.

Turn: (5 BB) (2 players)
Hero checks, Slow Player bets, Hero calls.

Well now I made the nutz and am trying to maximize my win. I figured if I bet out I might lose him, better check / call and then bet out on the river.

River: (7 BB) (2 players)
Hero bets, Slow Player calls.

Final Pot: 9 BB

Results in white below:
Hero has As Tc (flush, ace high).
Slow Player has Ad Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 9 BB.

The poor guy should have raised pre flop. He was late enough that it would probably look like a steal and he would still get action for his big hand. It may not have mattered for this hand but hey, maybe I would lay down ATo.

Do you guys ever slow play AA late position or not and how did I play?

BK

[EscapePlan9]

I've never slow-played AA or KK in limit.

Other than your raise on the flop, I like how you played it.

[TightWad]

[EscapePlan9]

[Tiburon]

Slowplaying AA is always bad. It gets you in way too much trouble in LHE. Without the [As}, he 3-bet the flop trying to protect his hand, but you can't lay down the nut flush draw for another bet. The turn card completes your flush and he's screwed. I'm shocked he paid you off on the river bet after the smooth call with 4 spades on the board.

Plus, even if he DID raise from MP3/LP, I'd likely defend my blind with AT. Call it loose, but I don't drop AT in the BB unless its for 3 bets.