| This is a discussion on Folded KK on the Bubble. within the online poker forums, in the Learning Poker section; Last week I wrote a comment saying that you should always play KK. Well last night I folded KK to protect my position in a ... |
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| Folded KK on the Bubble. Last week I wrote a comment saying that you should always play KK. Well last night I folded KK to protect my position in a qualifier. I was about 10 above the bubble but only about $1K better than the bubble position. I was on the button and everybody folded up to the guy before me. He raised 750 and after thinking about it I folded. The guy after me called and a K hit on the flop. I made the cut off and got entry into the EPT Monte Carlo Weekly Final with a first prize package of $18,800 including entry into the European Open in Monte Carlo at the end of April. 2nd to 250, out of a field of around 700, will share another $5K. The aim here was to get through and not worry to much about position. In a tourney with bigger cash prizes for getting up the leaderboard I would have not only called but probably gone all in with KK in this postion. |
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Nice job hope you get to Monte Carlo!! |
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| I think that was a good fold for the situation, i remember folding pocket AA in a tourny ones, i forgot the details but i know it was bubble time with 10 people and 9 places pay, i think i was 5 in chips but i was first to act and i was in the table with all the huge agressive chip leaders and i would be very mad if i was ever to be the bubble especially with 2 short stackes who had about 3 BB left. |
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| Not a bad fold. I folded in a cash added tourney once with QQ on the bubble and button, much different than KK though. My opponent had AK so not worth the risk with a $22 prize coming up. I eventually made the money too. But if you qualified it was eventually a good choice although u probally would have won the pot. |
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| This is one of those rare times when you aren`t playing for the most chips but for position. I`ve won qual. where I`ve been so far ahead on chips I`ve just sat out. Making it impossible for me to get drownout on or coolered. I`m always amazed in these sats. when guys are playing for the CL. |
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| Qualifier Well you could of played that a number of ways but since you were playing a qualifier, i think you did right. The whole point of a qualifier is to ofcourse qualify for something bigger. So im my book, you did the right thing. I have made big laydowns just like that just to protect my investment and make the money in a multt. Some people say thats crazy but hey why do the same players make the final table all the time. Goodluck at the tables and i hope to see you on the felt soon GL |
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Good fold! |
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| re: Folded KK on the Bubble. poker Well Played Ive lost A Few Buble Positions With Strong Poketts They are A big Temptaion To Make You Position A little More Cofortable But What IF the King DIdn't Hit ANd The Ace Was there With You making A big Push getting Chased down With Ak You WOuldn't be able To brag About How You made it This far!!!!! Nice Call And Good Luck!!!!!!!!! |
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| Good job and good luck in the tourney. I would hope I had the good sense/restraint to play it safe. I probably would have called all in and hoped to "secure" my position. But with my luck, that's when the guy with pocket fours hits their set on the river... |
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| If i understood you correctly, you were in a tournament in which the prises from a certain point were exactly the same between the last and the first one right? Well then you did EXACTLY what you needed to do. Why risk losing your chance for the prize package when you can wait it out and definitly win it? Just because you got King King? any noob with ace ten can catch the ace with a percentage thats quite possible. Great move and i just hope that there arent as many ppl who think like you out there heh. |
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