We have already seen the strength of two aces down to ace-ten but once the kicker falls below a ten we tend to call the hand ‘any ace’. Most poker players love to bet and chase (losing large quantities of custom poker chips along the way) with an ace, regardless of the strength of the kicker. Sorry if this piece of advice is going to break the habit of a lifetime but an ace with a nine or lower is a weak set of cards and will lose you custom poker chips unless you play it sparingly.

If you notice other poker players in your game gambling large amount of custom poker chips with these sorts of hole cards, although it may pay off for them once in a while, these are the sorts of poker players you want to be up against. These maniacs will lose lots of custom poker chips to you later in the game if you hold your nerve.

So when is it advisable to gamble custom poker chips with any ace? It is probably worth calling with the minimum amount of custom poker chips from the small blind if no other poker player has raised custom poker chips in this poker hand. If you are sitting in the big blind, you could even call one raise, as long as the raise comes from a poker player sitting in late position at the poker table. It is likely that he/she will raise with less than what they would raise with from early position. Again, if there are several limpers in the pot, it may be worth calling with custom poker chips as you are getting good value for money.

Is it ever worth raising custom poker chips? Yes, but only if no other poker player at the poker table has raised and you are on the button. This helps you to attempt to steal the blinds and increase the size of your custom poker chip stack with a semi-bluff. Obviously if the blinds have monster hands you will be forced to back down and lose your raise of custom poker chips. Put it down to experience! It is actually better to have a poker hand like Ace-5 rather than Ace-7 as there is a straight possibility to increase your custom poker chip winnings. If your little ace is suited, what you are really hoping to flop is a flush or a flush draw.