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Old 08-09-2005, 03:28 PM
LIRob23 LIRob23 is offline
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Old 08-09-2005, 03:40 PM
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Default Re: Have you ever folded KK preflop?

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This is not a "simple call" The villain knows that I have a very strong hand QQ-AA OR AK when I reraise to $90. Keep in mind that for 1/2 nl we have very deep stacks both of us are crushing the table. When he pushes all in for $910 more
I couldn't believe he makes this move with anything besides AA (He wasn't a donk, and from the 3 hours I played with him he wasn't doing anything out of line just winning with the best hand each time). I guess I gave him to much respect but from the information I had and the stack sizes it was the right move.

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Villain undoubtedly gives you credit for a strong hand. However when the action folds to the button who opens the action the play becomes essentially 3-handed. A raise from the button might be a steal, thus SB might be re-raising with less than normal. SB knows you know this and thus might believe you're re-raising with less than normal (though almost certainly with still a strong hand, but QQ is no slouch). KK is too strong 3-handed to fold preflop unless you have a VERY good reason to believe villain has AA, and "he's been playing pretty well" is not good enough reason. You thought it was totally impossible for SB to make this play w/ QQ, or AK? Why? Also, if villain had been playing just as well but only had $400 behind do you still fold?

In situations with deep stacks I believe there can arise circumstances where folding KK pf is almost certainly correct but I don't think this is one of them unless this is a player you had played with multiple times and had a solid read on.
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:50 PM
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This is not a "simple call" The villain knows that I have a very strong hand QQ-AA OR AK when I reraise to $90. Keep in mind that for 1/2 nl we have very deep stacks both of us are crushing the table. When he pushes all in for $910 more
I couldn't believe he makes this move with anything besides AA (He wasn't a donk, and from the 3 hours I played with him he wasn't doing anything out of line just winning with the best hand each time). I guess I gave him to much respect but from the information I had and the stack sizes it was the right move.

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bad fold dude.
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Old 08-09-2005, 05:17 PM
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I have to say i like the fold. I've had a lot of bad beats, we all have, but i try to minimize them by keeping the following in mind; any individual hand is one in a million i will play, i'll have kings again, plenty of times, and i'll win with kings plenty of times. if you're that deep on a thousand dollar table, why risk it all on one hand that can and will get outdrawn on occasion?? if he'd been playing well, and playing good hands, i don't think it was a terrible fold at all. He could easily have had aces, and if you're that deep on a 1/2 table, i think it's better to bide your time, rather than go for a $900 score. i'd have done the same i think. still sucks he showed queens, but that could've beaten you too
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Old 08-09-2005, 02:36 PM
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Default Re: Have you ever folded KK preflop?

I fold KK preflop every time.
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Old 08-09-2005, 02:53 PM
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Default Re: Have you ever folded KK preflop?



A man obsessed with folding kings...
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Old 08-09-2005, 04:08 PM
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Default Re: Have you ever folded KK preflop?

The only way you're getting me to fold KK preflop is to pry the cards from my cold, dead hands.
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Old 08-09-2005, 05:04 PM
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Default Re: Have you ever folded KK preflop?

One of my first posts on 2+2 was about how I folded KK PF in a home tournament.

It was in the first round of the tournament, 1-2 blinds, and I opened to 10 in early position. Had like 2 cold-callers, and then another guy goes all-in. Folded back to me, and I took like 3 minutes before finally folding. I convinced myself that this guy was a "good player" and would only make that move with AA.

Plus, I really didn't want to be the first one knocked out.

So he gets some girl to call him, and they turn the cards over. Her, AQs, him....QQ. I was pissed until the case Queen fell on the river. Then I was convinced I made a great lucky laydown. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I got flamed mercilessly when I posted this in the MTT forum. I still laugh thinking about that, what a n00b. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Old 08-10-2005, 03:57 AM
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Default Re: Have you ever folded KK preflop?

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One of my first posts on 2+2 was about how I folded KK PF in a home tournament.

It was in the first round of the tournament, 1-2 blinds, and I opened to 10 in early position. Had like 2 cold-callers, and then another guy goes all-in. Folded back to me, and I took like 3 minutes before finally folding. I convinced myself that this guy was a "good player" and would only make that move with AA.

Plus, I really didn't want to be the first one knocked out.

So he gets some girl to call him, and they turn the cards over. Her, AQs, him....QQ. I was pissed until the case Queen fell on the river. Then I was convinced I made a great lucky laydown. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I got flamed mercilessly when I posted this in the MTT forum. I still laugh thinking about that, what a n00b. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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HA, awsome.

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Old 08-09-2005, 05:24 PM
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Default Re: Have you ever folded KK preflop?

Wait, what position were you in again? I mean EP this is an easy muck.
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