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#1 16th December 2011, 12:47 AM

Which is the best way to play your K K/ A A hand in a tourney with few players left against the BB? Do you push or trap?

#2 16th December 2011, 3:07 AM

This is too general a question. As all things in poker "it depends". Stack sizes, blind levels, player reads, position, etc. are all factors in making these decisions.

#3 23rd December 2011, 11:59 PM

pros are always playing the same way.
With low blinds they make a standard raise (2,5 BB -3 BB).
If the blinds are high normally min raises.

#4 25th December 2011, 6:07 AM

Typically, I'm gonna let someone think they have me preflop and postflop, after that, I try to get every chip I can out of em if i still think I have em dominated.

#5 3rd January 2012, 8:56 PM

All things considered/equal: gotta play them aggressivley. How aggressively? Depends on your style, what you can milk out of them. You have to assume u have the best hand and play fast until you see differently (flush board/off suit) etc... KK/AA gives u a small window, once twice a tourney sometimes to make some cash. If they lose so what; just bad luck. Question is - do risk all in or not. It depends.

#6 6th January 2012, 9:58 PM

lot depends, it's all about max profit there ... if im short and i have KK, i'm shoving cause let's face it ... can you really get away from it if an A flops as shorty stack? and if i'm not short then i'm raising ... AA maybe i try to be cuter, esp. if i think a shorty might shove and if i can lure a bigger stack BB special into a hand

basically, when short with those hands it's simply about getting as many chips in as you can ... if somebody draws out on you, then that's just poker

#7 7th January 2012, 5:06 PM

if the players are good you should lean towards the shove, it disguises your hand better, against weaker players a smaller raise to keep them in works better

but, there are lots of other variables to consider:
how deep are the effective stacks
how often they defend their blinds
the payout structure
etc
etc

good luck

t

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