Confessions of a suckout artist...

[Garland]

The key to this hand was the mini-reraise by UTG+1 from my $7.50 to $13. When push comes to shove, I generally push all-in on on any KK or AA unless I have a specific read. I simply see too many overplayed QQ, JJ (or any pair) or AK to fold. In this case, it was black KK, and I sucked out on the river.

What are people's general feel on what happened preflop? And does anyone do anything differently?

Garland

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MP2 ($24.90)
CO ($28.60)
Button ($21.55)
SB ($53.50)
Hero ($42.75)
UTG ($26.70)
UTG+1 ($48.50)
MP1 ($90.75)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $2</font>, MP1 calls $2, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to $7.5</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $13</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero goes all-in for $42.75</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: ($87.75) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>

Turn: ($87.75) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>

River: ($87.75) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>

Final Pot: $87.75
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: $87.75, between Hero and UTG+1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero ($87.75).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Ks Kc (three of a kind, kings).
UTG+1 shows As Ac (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $85.75. ($2 Rake) </font>

[Ben]

I'd have played this just like you did.

I don't sweat losing my stack to KK vs AA when all-in PF. The line between a player's actions PF with AA vs KK or QQ is too blurry. I think this is an easy push.

-Ben

[jdl22]

Firstly getting AA all in preflop with callers is perfect no matter the read.

There was some discussion I think from Bunky about somebody calling his all in when he had aces. There is some decent discussion there of what to do with kings.

Personally I would do the same thing you did with no reads.

[ohkanada]

When someone raises and then does the minimum re-raise that usually is a big hand. Post flop quite likely to be a set/straight/flush. Pre-flop, quite likely KK+ and maybe AA. So playing it the way you did is probably fine. Against some opponents it would be a clear fold. Of course the last time I was in the same situation, I got all the money in the middle and didn't suckout. I didn't go with my read and muck.

Ken Poklitar