Two KK hands
 

Stars $20+2 rebuy tourney.

Hand No. 1
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) converter

Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t3000)
Hero (t3000)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t3000)
MP2 (t1500)
CO (t3000)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t90</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, SB calls t80, BB calls t70.

Flop: (t270) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, SB folds, BB calls t200.

Turn: (t670) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t500</font>, BB calls t500.

River: (t1670) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t1240</font>, <font color="red">Hero...???</font>


Hand No. 2
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)
MP3 (t1130)
CO (t1685)
Button (t6910)
Hero (t8940)
BB (t3345)
UTG (t5590)
UTG+1 (t2755)
MP1 (t2750)
MP2 (t2895)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t90</font>, MP3 calls t90, CO calls t90, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t500</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t410, MP3 calls t410, CO calls t410.

Flop: (t2030) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">[b]<font color="red">Hero...???</font>

Re: Two KK hands
 

wow, talk about wanting to vomit..

hand #1

there is so many hands that kill you here, i cant see calling. I dont think he has an ace but I think he wants you to call with an Ace.

Hand #2

Mathmatically There is about a 80% chance that someone has an ace. With the preflop action I would say it is really 100%, so hit the nearest fire exit.

Re: Two KK hands
 

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hand #1

there is so many hands that kill you here, i cant see calling. I dont think he has an ace but I think he wants you to call with an Ace.

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True, but I probably call anyway in rebuy. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Hand #2

Mathmatically There is about a 80% chance that someone has an ace. With the preflop action I would say it is really 100%, so hit the nearest fire exit.

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It's really only 34% mathematically (assuming opponents have random hands), but the preflop action does increase that number dramatically (i.e. we assume opponents' hands are not random) so check-fold is probably OK. If you had enough to bet 60% of the pot and then get away, you could try it, but your opponents are too short in this case.

Later,
Che

Re: Two KK hands
 

Those actually hurt to read.

I muck them both. Villain in 1 was almost certainly calling along with the Ac.

In 2, you have two outs. Check/fold.

Re: Two KK hands
 

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hand #1

there is so many hands that kill you here, i cant see calling. I dont think he has an ace but I think he wants you to call with an Ace.

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True, but I probably call anyway in rebuy. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Hand #2

Mathmatically There is about a 80% chance that someone has an ace. With the preflop action I would say it is really 100%, so hit the nearest fire exit.

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It's really only 34% mathematically (assuming opponents have random hands), but the preflop action does increase that number dramatically (i.e. we assume opponents' hands are not random) so check-fold is probably OK. If you had enough to bet 60% of the pot and then get away, you could try it, but your opponents are too short in this case.

Later,
Che

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i agree w/ both.

Re: Two KK hands
 

KK is a nice starting hand, but I play these both the same way I would play 33 if I was the third limper into a pot and I missed my set. Try playing Omaha if you want practice laying down big starting hands.

Re: Two KK hands
 

I missed the Rebuy part.

I think It might Make hand #1 a closer call.

Hand #2 I was going off the chart in SS, page 578.

9 handed - you have no ace % that no other player has an ace. 20.14%.

Re: Two KK hands
 

Omaha , oh the pain [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].

Re: Two KK hands
 

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KK is a nice starting hand, but I play these both the same way I would play 33 if I was the third limper into a pot and I missed my set. Try playing Omaha if you want practice laying down big starting hands.

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that's horrible advice. you'd check-fold the flop in the first one?

Re: Two KK hands
 

Hand #1: Folded to river bet.

Hand #2: Made a weak t500 raise hoping to post oak bluff (I know, I know...I'm embarassed to even post I did that [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] ). MP2 re-raises all-in and MP3 calls. I fold. MP2 turns over K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and hits his nut flush on the turn. MP3 had A rag.

Just wanted to check if my laydowns were too weak.