It depends on my table image. If I've been captaining the final table, I'll make it my normal raise, (3 bets to go) and pray for a call and/or a reraise. The thinking here is I've been raising a good amount of hands so it's less likely for some one to put me on a premium hand since it seems i've been trying to steal blinds and antes the last half hour or so.

Post flop here is tricky, but chances are if you have been paying attention to the players, you have a good feel for them. If no draws hit the board, I'm probably moving all in here, especially if the high card on board is a Q or J. Also, any 8,9,or 10 could be a bad card because you may be running into a set. The thinking here is 77 or worse is probably folding here and jj or better is gonna re raise all in over the top. But then again I could be dead wrong.


If I've been playing passively, here is where I will slow play the flop, given the right situation. I like to play AA or KK this way as if they were pocket 8's or 7's, meaning playing passively and allow the original raiser to bet them for you, especially if no draw hits the board. I'm ususally going to move all in out of position on the turn. The thinking here is I've called his post flop bet and I probably have him a little uneasy. If I check here, he may also check and catch a backdoor flush or straight for free.

Slow playing with AA is very foolish however where you are in position preflop and there has been a raise and a reraise. Any one who slowplays here is not very bright. By this point the pot is pretty big if it has been raised and reraised. Chances are (unless you have an enormous stack) the pot represents a pretty good percentage of your current chip count. Push em in.

I feel almost the same about KK here, but make sure the original raiser or the reraiser isn't very tight. Given the right chip count, and right situation, and right (and by right i mean low) alcohol content, I'd have to consider folding here. Good luck, see you at the Taj!