KK against weak Aces, how to avoid Losing Chips?

[BOXING71]

I don't know how to play two kings correctly, often this hand is hit by an ace with a weak card, advise me or share your experience. Thanks!!!

 

[Salve]

If the number 71 in your nickname means what I think ... I guess that you somehow manage with KK ... Well... or I advise you to use a calculator

 

[spunka]

you have to be carefull when a ace come else play straight ahead.
KK also give you the possibility to go all in preflop, or after a none Ace flop.

 

[Gallarado777]

in order not to make mistakes, go to All-in and all aces with a small kicker will be thrown in large numbers on your All-in and you will collect chips sometimes you will get with fewer pairs

 

[julio gonzalez]

Hello me with KK as with any other hand I play it carefully. pre flop tri bet. If an A falls I can make a small bet and see what happens. If in the river they go all the way

 

[makisaa]

Play aggressively and act depending the flop. Anyway this is only a pair and it can be bitten not only from an ace, but from simpler hands like two pair with low cards.

 

[daibert murillo]

I in particular play my pair of KK raising to 35% of my stack before the community cards, after that I analyze if I go all in or just wait for the fish.

 

[Baldy86]

1. raise , and reraise preflop as often as you can . unless there are several people going all in preflop ....you dont want to go all in against 5 players even with KK lol . but it depends ...if it is a low buy in tournament you should still go all in

2. if a player calls your reraise / raise there is a good chance of him/her having AK - AT . and if the flop brings an A you want to be careful . dont overbet . but at the same time also dont underbet because otherwise you will look weak . if you get reraised then there is a good chance that your KK are cracked by either the Ace or maybe even something higher . in such a spot what you can do is to either fold OR then it depends on many things ...if you have a good read on the player and if you both are deep you could make a reraise and check if he is just flexing muscles . you could also call and see if he/she continues the aggression and maybe you can hit a K . however that is kind of a weak play .....because you are just running after his pace

 

[Eduard0Felipe]

I would like to be called by Ax every time I have KK, preferably 4, it's a great scenario, your opponent has only 3 outs, try to play well, 3 bet, maybe he doesn't even play and you already win preflop, the only thing you can do is play well, outs are part of poker, sometimes you beat yours too.

 

[Pabloro10321]

I recommend raising 3bb or the pot, to avoid low cards paying the hand unnecessarily. If an ace doesn't come out, you can choose to bet (assuming you have the highest pair) or go ahead and wait for someone else to do so.

 

[duqnuk]

I would play very cautiously post-flop with KK if a Ace comes in flop or turn. But in pre-flop your hand it's dominating so you should be happy to call shoves or even shoving on your own.
It's not the easiest hand to play, but it's usually one of those situations all-in or fold.

Good luck!

 

[Gabe_7]

Plain and simple, I would recommend playing them as aggressive as possible, depending on the situation you are in, of course.

First of all - how big is your stack? If it is under 10 big blinds 🤜 ALL-IN.

Other than that: In an early position - UTG for instance - I would always raise to at least 4 big blinds, to protect the hand and chase away all those potential aces with a weak kicker, which would call if your raise was too low.
In late position like in the hijack or the cutoff you can consider going all-in, if there hasn't been a lot of action going on before, so that the small and the big blind won't get into the idea of calling you with an ace.

In case everybody else folds - okay. You did your job and saved your kings, earned a few chips from the blinds, the ante and maybe from a previous 3-bet.

If someone calls and you get to see the flop, be careful, when you don't hit a set with another king (especially when an ace is present).
You should always use your position to your advantage.
When you go first, bet big, so that player(s) with outs or backdoor possibilities to a straight, flush, etc. will fold their cards (you would certainly hate it, if the board was dead with no particularly dangerous cards at first sight, all the players check through until the turn or river and someone hits a straight or a flush by chance).
Should the other player(s) play first and place a small bet, I would definitely raise for the same reason as mentioned before.

Hope you can earn some chips with those tips. Call me rap god - that was a hell of a rhyme, wasn't it? 🤪
Anyways - good luck defending those kings! 👑🍀

 

[rvicente13]

The only way to not lose KK to Ax is to see the flop and go all-in. (in my opinion, but there would still be a risk that any two pair would beat you, so preflop aggression to avoid that happening )

 

[rastapapolos]

If you hold pocket Kings in a tournament there are many factors to consider: The level (early,mid,late stage), The players stacks, If there is a bounty or not...etc. First with KK pre-flop you have to open the pot with a raise and if someone else opened the pot you could 3bet. If someone opened the pot and there is one caller you squeeze. You have to play it aggressively pre-flop and don't be afraid to go all-in.
In cash games, I like to mix it up, sometimes I do 3bet, sometimes I just flat call. It depends on the villain if he's loose or tight.

 

[Risto234]

I don't know how to play two kings correctly

So there is incorrect way to play KK or what

 

[Igor Popadyk]

c bet on the flop a certain size if an ace or draw on the board gives you some idea of the range, but I think it's still optimal to play aggressively

 

[BOXING71]

thanks to everyone for the comments, yes, you can read about it on the Internet, but I wanted real players to write their opinion, everyone sees it in their own way and I think it will be useful for all of us, have a good game!

 

[BOXING71]

1. raise, and reraise preflop as often as you can. unless there are several people going all in preflop... you don't want to go all in against 5 players even with KK lol. but it depends... if it is a low buy in tournament you should still go all in

2. If a player calls your re-raise/raise, there is a good chance that he/she will have AK-AT. and if the flop brings A, you should be careful not to overbet. but at the same time, don't underbet, otherwise you will look weak. If you get a re-raise, it's likely that your KK will be hacked either by an ace or maybe something stronger. in a situation like this, what you can do is either fold OR then it depends on a lot of things... if you're good at reading the player and if you're both deep, you can reraise and check if you're not whether he's just playing muscles. you can also call and see if he/she continues to be aggressive, and maybe you can press K. however, this is a weak game... because you're just running at his pace

thank you for the detailed explanation in detail, I don't know if it's true or not, but they say_ explaining to someone you understand the topic more deeply, I can't compensation you for the time spent, but I think a deeper understanding will someone how bring satisfaction, thank you

 

[BOXING71]

Plain and simple, I would recommend playing them as aggressive as possible, depending on the situation you are in, of course.

First of all - how big is your stack? If it is under 10 big blinds 🤜 ALL-IN.

Other than that: In an early position - UTG for instance - I would always raise to at least 4 big blinds, to protect the hand and chase away all those potential aces with a weak kicker, which would call if your raise was too low.
In late position like in the hijack or the cutoff you can consider going all-in, if there hasn't been a lot of action going on before, so that the small and the big blind won't get into the idea of calling you with an ace.

In case everybody else folds - okay. You did your job and saved your kings, earned a few chips from the blinds, the ante and maybe from a previous 3-bet.

If someone calls and you get to see the flop, be careful, when you don't hit a set with another king (especially when an ace is present).
You should always use your position to your advantage.
When you go first, bet big, so that player(s) with outs or backdoor possibilities to a straight, flush, etc. will fold their cards (you would certainly hate it, if the board was dead with no particularly dangerous cards at first sight, all the players check through until the turn or river and someone hits a straight or a flush by chance).
Should the other player(s) play first and place a small bet, I would definitely raise for the same reason as mentioned before.

Hope you can earn some chips with those tips. Call me rap god - that was a hell of a rhyme, wasn't it? 🤪
Anyways - good luck defending those kings! 👑🍀

your avatar speaks of character, it is clear that you love battles, I agree with you, you need to play them aggressively, thanks for taking the time and explaining how you see the game!

 

[redmast]

You need to raise a big raise right before the flop and thus prevent a weak hand from entering the game. When an ace appears on the flop, watch the opponent's reaction. Sometimes this doesn't work on freerolls.

 

[Aleksandr1991]

I've been a lot of times with AA ((

 

[BOXING71]

You need to raise a big raise right before the flop and thus prevent a weak hand from entering the game. When an ace appears on the flop, watch the opponent's reaction. Sometimes this doesn't work on freerolls.

what should be the bet? If there is an ace on the flop, play or not?
I'm asking about the cash game. Does it all depend on the opponent or not?
How not to lose a lot of money? If you have time, write. Thank you all .

 

[valduer]

Plain and simple, I would recommend playing them as aggressive as possible, depending on the situation you are in, of course.

First of all - how big is your stack? If it is under 10 big blinds 🤜 ALL-IN.

Other than that: In an early position - UTG for instance - I would always raise to at least 4 big blinds, to protect the hand and chase away all those potential aces with a weak kicker, which would call if your raise was too low.
In late position like in the hijack or the cutoff you can consider going all-in, if there hasn't been a lot of action going on before, so that the small and the big blind won't get into the idea of calling you with an ace.

In case everybody else folds - okay. You did your job and saved your kings, earned a few chips from the blinds, the ante and maybe from a previous 3-bet.

If someone calls and you get to see the flop, be careful, when you don't hit a set with another king (especially when an ace is present).
You should always use your position to your advantage.
When you go first, bet big, so that player(s) with outs or backdoor possibilities to a straight, flush, etc. will fold their cards (you would certainly hate it, if the board was dead with no particularly dangerous cards at first sight, all the players check through until the turn or river and someone hits a straight or a flush by chance).
Should the other player(s) play first and place a small bet, I would definitely raise for the same reason as mentioned before.

Hope you can earn some chips with those tips. Call me rap god - that was a hell of a rhyme, wasn't it? 🤪
Anyways - good luck defending those kings! 👑🍀

Thanks for sharing, sounds like the best way to maximize EV

 

[georgi krastev]

If there is an Ace, KK's are dead, if they don't hit...

Or the ace may come later... they can't win...

The best way (so far) is to hit right on the flop without an ace...

 

[georgi krastev]

BUT can't just like that to throw away an ace...