How to handle KK

[Yappo]

Just want to check if play was correct or bad.

1k players MTT. 29 players left.

I'm tenth or so chipstack at 53k

KK on hand, and I'm BB 4000.

Chipleader raises 12000

Button goes AI 23000

SB folds.

What should I do?


What I did was AI in order to scare away chipleader if he had A X
It turned out he had AA and busted us both. Button had A J suited, but flop came up A rags rainbow and neither turn nor river helped out.

Should I have called and waited for that scary ace, or did I play correctly?

Sten

[DoGGz]

Where is that 'aces' quote when you need it?

You played fine, never fold KK in a MTT

[Lukie]

easy push

[shysti]

Just want to check if play was correct or bad.

1k players MTT. 29 players left.

I'm tenth or so chipstack at 53k

KK on hand, and I'm BB 4000.

Chipleader raises 12000

Button goes AI 23000

SB folds.

What should I do?


What I did was AI in order to scare away chipleader if he had A X
It turned out he had AA and busted us both. Button had A J suited, but flop came up A rags rainbow and neither turn nor river helped out.

Should I have called and waited for that scary ace, or did I play correctly?

Sten

Same thing just happened to me:

PokerStars Game #3146712819: Tournament #15369927, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/11/24 - 16:03:58 (ET)
Table '15369927 59' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: stabber11 (1280 in chips)
Seat 2: shysti (2490 in chips)
Seat 3: tardust (1120 in chips)
Seat 4: AlFishCreek (4430 in chips)
Seat 5: mr. lee1 (4795 in chips)
Seat 6: Clock4 (2205 in chips)
Seat 7: foolmeonce1 (5005 in chips)
Seat 8: bj from pa (1355 in chips)
Seat 9: Beer Luggin (1925 in chips)
stabber11: posts small blind 25
shysti: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to shysti [Kc Ks]
tardust: folds
AlFishCreek: raises 150 to 200
mr. lee1: folds
Clock4: folds
foolmeonce1: folds
bj from pa: folds
Beer Luggin: calls 200
stabber11: folds
shysti: raises 2290 to 2490 and is all-in
AlFishCreek: calls 2290
Beer Luggin: folds
*** FLOP *** [4h 6s Ah]
shysti said, "of course"
*** TURN *** [4h 6s Ah] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [4h 6s Ah 2h] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
shysti: shows [Kc Ks] (a pair of Kings)
AlFishCreek: shows [Ad Jc] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
shysti said, "oh two pair"
shysti said, "nice one stars"
AlFishCreek collected 5205 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5205 | Rake 0
Board [4h 6s Ah 2h Jd]
Seat 1: stabber11 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: shysti (big blind) showed [Kc Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: tardust folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: AlFishCreek showed [Ad Jc] and won (5205) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 5: mr. lee1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Clock4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: foolmeonce1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bj from pa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Beer Luggin (button) folded before Flop

[Toad13]

Where is that 'aces' quote when you need it?

You played fine, never fold KK in a MTT

Why never fold KK in a MTT. I said fold before I read he was up against AA I would have folded and let chip leader take a small stack out

[drmcboy]

thank god for fish

[ignored]

Easy push! WP!

[Toad13]

thank god for fish

Still have not see one reply with answere to why you should never fold KK in a MTT.

[KoRnholio]

thank god for fish

Still have not see one reply with answere to why you should never fold KK in a MTT.

Because with such big blinds/time pressures you need to more fast to accumulate chips. You can't wait around for aces, as people will be pushing with TT-QQ, AK, even AQ or worse if short stacked.

[Chicago_Kid]

Where is that 'aces' quote when you need it?

You played fine, never fold KK in a MTT

Toad - I think doggz is generalizing a bit on the "never fold" line. However in this situation, I probably end up with all my chips in there PF everytime, unless one of the opps is an ultra, ultra tighty or chats "I have AA, come get me" . Then, I'm probably in there on the flop, with no Ace w/o too much action in front.

Just face it, it's very hard to do anything here but lose and just chalk it up to bad timing. If you won this hand, you'd be a force and ready to battle for the big money, and KK as good as you'll see the rest of the way.