KK in the big blind--what to do?

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What to do whith pocket kings at the big blind? Do I have to raise here?
 

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Usually raise, very rarely fold.
The choice depends the game/stacks/opponents.
 
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Most will say yes, but me personally lost the trust in the cowboys.
I play them as cheap as possible and fold to any ace on the board.
 
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KK is considered a monster hand pre-flop. You want to raise this pretty much always. There are some rare occasions when you fold KK pre-flop, but most players are not capable of making this move and actually being right.

Quick example of how it would be when you're actually correct in folding KK pre:
https://clips.twitch.tv/SmokyMiniatureMarrowKlappa
 
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I throw a raise in 4bb, and sometimes just throw in allin. But in each case the circumstances of the game are taken into account. Without this it is impossible.
 
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must raise the bet .... but the size of the bet will depend on how many villains enter the pot ... the correct thing is to raise 3BB and one more BB for each vilano that is inside the pot ...!
 
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Yes. I would raise. With the second best starting hand, you want to get heads up all in.
 
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With a pair of Kings I want to get as much in the pot as possible so raise.:):):)
 
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in bb position if the betting lands at you with even one villain then im betting at least 3 bb's possibly more, if an Ace flops ill easily fold, but im finding more & more playing on PS when these hands go to showdown you are usually up against another pocket pair in the case of KK you normally have the stronger pocket and i would therefor play hard. all the best picking up the game my friend mf888
 
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I believe that the main task on pre-flop with a pocket pair of КК - is to reduce the number of opponents. Therefore, on the pre-flop raise to 3-4 BB (depending on the table, you can make a 3-bet). If the flop comes an ace, then you should check the strength of the opponent's hand - make a bet or raise. If the answer is a reraise, then it's better to fold.
 
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Depending of the fase of the game I go all in pre flop with no mercy!
 
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You have second best hand here preflop so you need to drive out of the hand as many people as possible leaving just one or two. Flop can hardly improve your hand but can easily make it weaker especially with multiple people still in so you need to be aggressive preflop. I would raise at least 5BB here and preferably go all-in with this hand.

One exception as mentioned in the AA fold thread is satellite where you are deep enough to have your ticket for sure and are close to the bubble or on it. In such case i would fold any hand as i can only loose here.
 
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I throw a raise in 4bb, and sometimes just throw in allin. But in each case the circumstances of the game are taken into account. Without this it is impossible.

must raise the bet .... but the size of the bet will depend on how many villains enter the pot ... the correct thing is to raise 3BB and one more BB for each vilano that is inside the pot ...!

Those two posts are a great formula for increasing your odds with the Kings. I would go 4BB as milka suggested, plus one more BB as Dailon mentioned for each player in the pot so far. Your goal here is to reduce the playing field to improve your chances.

If you are facing an all-in call however, sometimes you have to have the discipline to fold them up. If you are only facing one other player, then shove all-in with him. If you are short-stacked, push all-in as well.
 
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usually make a raise, other times allin, depending on the situation
 
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I give trip bent, because many people will want to pay for KQ, and other Naipadas cards ,, No knocking A I'm cool
 
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What to do whith pocket kings at the big blind? Do I have to raise here?



Having KK on BB you need to see what the players will do at all positions in order to understand what to do next, if there was a raise with late positions, then you need to reraise in 3-4 raises of the opponent, if the players folded and zalimpili you need to raise in 3-4 BB. I would not advise you to just check and use slowplay in this situation because in this case you will not collect the number of chips into a bank that can be collected with such a hand!:)
 
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This premiun hand is the dream of lots of players isn't it?So a raise is accepted here but not too much because some opponents can get afraid and fold.
 
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yyou have to raise, at least 3 or 4 times, than other players will fold, the only onces who will stay have big cards too, then depends on the flow if there is any ace you are in real danger, sometimes you have to go all in, and for sure who ever will call will have aces or aces king or any other good pairs
 
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I always with KK on the big blind make a raise 4-5 BB I wait for the flop and if not on the flop No one A go al inn
 
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It depends what game you are playing. Tourney I would raise 3 to 4 BB, Cash game most likely it will be raised before the betting gets to you. If so I would most likely 4 bet the raiser.
 
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Sometimes I slow play KK in the BB if SB makes a 2 bet and there are no other callers.
 
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What to do whith pocket kings at the big blind? Do I have to raise here?


You should raise however don't raise too big because if someone calls and Ace hits or someone makes trips your basically left to shove your whole stack.

Try to 3x the blinds to soften the damage if a bad flop comes.
 
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I do raise 4-6 BB in all-in not desirable go but can be
 
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