Fold AA preflop in NLH? Yup

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There is one reason why you would fold AA preflop in NLH. Do you know what it is? Mathematically in a certain situation it is the correct move. Gold star for whoever guesses what situation constitutes this move first.

Hint - there is a reason it is in this thread.
 
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Is it because nature came calling so you were forced to rush to the toilet so fast that you didn't care about your game but when you came back to look thru your hands you notice you folded AA and would have tripled, 2 hands later KK and would have doubled and then to rub salt into the wounds you had another missed AA and this time you would of quadrupled :(

Yeah sh*t happens..... literally :p

Anyways the real answer to this is most likely one of 2 things:

1. You are chip leader in a satellite and already have plenty of chips to get your ticket

Or

2. You are on a final table with significant pay jumps and there are a few all ins ahead of you so you go for the pay jumps
 
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The only time it is correct to fold Aces pre-flop is if you are playing a satellite event into a larger event. For example, the event is paying out 20 seats and there are 21 people left and the short stack is going to be all-in on the current orbit and you are in good shape chip wise. There's no equity to be gained to play that hand.
 
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I completely agree with Shumkoolie. Only one reason to fold AA is when you are waiting for few players when they dropped and you can use your ticket. But in other way I never fold AA anyway..
 
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The only time it is correct to fold Aces pre-flop is if you are playing a satellite event into a larger event. For example, the event is paying out 20 seats and there are 21 people left and the short stack is going to be all-in on the current orbit and you are in good shape chip wise. There's no equity to be gained to play that hand.
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I was going to say this as well.
 
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Folding AA does not compute unless it means survival.
 
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All who said because you are playing a satellite are correct (GOLD STARS FOR ALL). If you are one or two off the bubble and 4 or more go all in and you are sitting average in chips (and one or two of the ai's have you covered) then it is mathematically correct to fold the AA no matter what you think of them. I forget the actual math but my scenario is close.

You can make a case for pay jumps, but the jumps better be significant and you should have little interest in winning the entire tournament and just making more money is good enough for you.
 
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I agree with the satellite answer. Unless there is a significant reason to fold, you need to have your chips in the middle pre-flop with pocket aces.
 
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4 way all in before you i would fold AA thats. Only if it bust me... Thats about it. Also in a Sat.
 
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I agree with the satellite answer too , because nobody on this world would fold AA that's crazy , I don't trust a lot in AA to win a hand but I will never fold that hand ,how I already said "that's crazy"
 
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i never fold a pair of A.
 
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I Agree with you guys. I will never fold one AA.

Except if I'm playing one sat, that give x tickets and i'm already have chips enought to win one ticket.
 
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Folding AA's is like neva gonna with me no matter what rhe risk says Playful
 
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The only time it is correct to fold Aces pre-flop is if you are playing a satellite event into a larger event. For example, the event is paying out 20 seats and there are 21 people left and the short stack is going to be all-in on the current orbit and you are in good shape chip wise. There's no equity to be gained to play that hand.

+1 this is the only scenario where folding AA preflop is the correct play
 
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can never fold AA in any way against any player is mathematically the best hand before the flop or after the flop
 
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I just can't fold this monster pre-flop, i got huge agvantage with them, so i must use it. Actually i don't know what reason you talk about. I've seen some rare moments on live tables when players realy fold bullets, why they did like that, for me it's defenetly so weird...
 
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The only time it is correct to fold Aces pre-flop is if you are playing a satellite event into a larger event. For example, the event is paying out 20 seats and there are 21 people left and the short stack is going to be all-in on the current orbit and you are in good shape chip wise. There's no equity to be gained to play that hand.

+1 , that's the single way i can fold it
 
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next lvl

its obviosly next lvl poker,only way when i can fold id is maybe on bubble if 3 are already all in!
 
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I would fold AA if I was close to getting a ticket for a satellite, or if I was at or near the bubble of a tournament with significant payouts for making the money.....it would kill me, but I could do it. Any other time, including the opening hand of the wsop ME, my hands would be just a blur getting those chips in the middle.
 
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I'am never do this yet. Fold ACES preflop....hm.... really might be VERY VERY strong reason for it....

Even don't know what it can be... Just someone talk about big buy-in tournament with huge number of strong opponents... and situation when you don't want lose your chips right now.... heh...

Shall be God's providence to put such thought to your mind
 
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I would never fold AA preflop,only when is some bbiger tournament and some other players are in all in,and I could winn better prize
 
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:eek: The only time I fold AA preflop is when I've taken a longer break than

the hourly 5mins tourney break and returned to my computer to see my hand

has timed out, or I'm a "sit out" and my cards have been automatically folded.

:eek:
 
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has anyone actually folded aces pre.. i did once.. donk table freeroll 7all in ahead. i would have lost..
 
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has anyone actually folded aces pre.. i did once.. donk table freeroll 7all in ahead. i would have lost..

HAH. I did the same thing of sorts - had AA and accidentally hit fold/show - so not only did I fold AA preflop in a SNG but everyone saw it - ick.

Anywho, only in a satellite is it right to fold AA preflop (or on money bubbles when 6 or more are AI, once you reach 6 opponents the field has a better chance of winning than you)
 
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