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Playing Aces with a Bad Kicker

July 5, 2022

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by PokerStars Learn

In this video Lex reviews a few different situations and starting hands, at 7 minutes 30 seconds Lex jumps into playing Aces with a Bad Kicker. Lex explains how he plays these situations, breaking down his thought process.

Lex’s Summary:

Be careful with aces & a weak kicker, because you can easily get into trouble on ace high flops.
Throw away your bad aces when playing from early position and it’s also a good idea to fold them against early position raises.

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