What to do and what not to do with the big slick

The Ace-King can make or break a poker player and make or break the size of his/her custom poker chip stack! Essentially, this is a re-raising hand and you must always raise or re-raise with it from any position at the poker table except the blinds. You should raise personalized poker chips from anywhere at the poker table but you should avoid re-raising custom poker chips from the blinds as once the flop is dealt, you will have to act first. If you don’t like what you see on the flop, it is hard to come out betting custom poker chips confidently to show strength. If someone raises customized poker chips before you, re-raise them as they then have to act before you on subsequent betting rounds and you can get a good read on them when they are faced with your show of strength!

Our advice is NOT to lead at the custom poker chip pot and bet if you don’t hit any pairs on the flop. It is best for you and your customized poker chips to check and ensure no other poker player has hit a pair. You will see many poker players in both real tournaments and in online poker rooms, raising with any ace (regardless of the strength of their kicker). Don’t let this sway you as even the big slick should be thrown away if you are in the blinds facing a re-raise and a call to match the second raise.

Your custom poker chip stack is in sever danger when a flop with a queen and a jack in it is dealt. Other poker players could potentially be beating you with pairs of queens or jacks and as a result taking your personalized poker chips. Although it is tempting, try not to chase inside straight draws as you will in the long run lose more custom poker chips than you will win when you manage to get lucky. Many poker players over-value the Ace-King but hopefully, having read our advice, you will not fall into this trap. Even a suited big slick is not streets ahead; it is just a hand full of potential and relies heavily on your positioning at the poker table. You must learn to let the big slick go if you want to maximise your custom poker chip winnings.