going all in with AA in early position is never a good play. You dont want too many callers, but you do want SOME action. If you are at a table that you know will be very reckless, just call the big blind in early position so that someone will raise, and you can reraise them. If you are in middle position, raise to about 5x the big blind (if someone already raised, reraise them 2x their bet). If you are in late position, raise 5x the big blind (if someone has already raised and gotten more than 3 callers when you are in late position, reraise for at least 3x the current bet).
Even in a family all in pot, you should go all in with pocket aces because your 33% chances of winning the pot is way more than anyone else's. Once you factor in the pot odds, you are getting 9 to 1 on your money when you have a 33% chance of winning.... winning a pot like this is worth going in with only 33% chance of winning, especially in tournaments, because you will be put in a position to win the rest of the tourney if you win this hand. If you fold because 33% is not a high enough percent for you to get 9 to 1 on your money, you have no business playing poker.
-JB
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