[kurtcobain]

This came up earlier on the Poker Theory Forum. The reason I picked KK is that it's a better hand against AA than AK. Here's my arguement:

You go all in w/ AA vs KK and you win 80% of the time, you're out of the tournament 20% of the time. Of the 80% of the time you double up on the first hand, how much more do you win versus had you not doubled up?

I dont think your EV goes up 20% if you double up on the first hand, unless you're playing top notch players. When you're playing the average $50 and below players, you're better of waiting until 4 or 5 people have been eliminated and then getting your money in when a big hand puts you in the money.