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ZARGA123
Rock Star
Silver Level
None could recommand you to fold Monsters on Preflop however if you are playing on pokerstars AKA Jokestars and that you are holding a decent stack there's no need to go All In with all your stack with any of those hands AA-KK-QQ you should rather call with them and play them cautiously because we are bawling for this kind of hands and it is towards our ruin that we move with this kind of made hands Pokerstars is really exploiting us with this Monsters eating a big part of our stack each time and putting us on Tilts. I will never recommand you to fold these hands on any other room but Jokestars yes fold is a great decision if someone with a bigger stack pushes all in I have been there with aces and kings and lost most of my AA-KK-QQ hands
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NBB
Visionary
Silver Level
Quick answer: Absolutely, but it all depends on various situations such as how many other players are going all-in pre-flop, what position was the original raiser? Was this player extremely pre-flop aggressive in prior hands?
PokerFunKid
Legend
Silver Level
I would always get it in, i think folding it will more often be a mistake then a good play. Unless ofcourse, there is a lot of ICM in play. In a satty for example, or a double or nothing SNG you may have to fold it. But even in MTT ICM i think its going to be to strong to fold. Maybe live in a closer spot with kings + having some tell, sure. But i don't think KK is a hand to hero fold. Youll more often be ahead then behind even when facing a lot of aggresion early stage. I do understand someone may fold KK very very rarely though, but you'd must have a very good read about a specific opponents rather then just VERY tight stats. You must know your opponents play better then just tight stats.
IamVALHALLA
Rock Star
Silver Level
Pretty much this. If the game was played with only 2 cards, then at that point only a single hand is beating you - I like those odds.
As well as that, the hands I see people 3 and 4-betting (and even going all-in) with @ PokerStars genuinely beggars belief.
Morons shoving with JJ, ATo, QAo, TT all over the place.
I'm shoving all day with KK pre-flop.
NeverWin
Rising Star
Bronze Level
KK is my nemesis hand! It seems to me that I have the absolute worst luck with KK. Don't get me wrong I have won tons of money with KK over the years. That being said it seems like I lose with them more than I win no matter how perfectly I play the hand. Even when I get all the money in while I am way ahead they suck out on me. I get a funny feeling every time I look down at KK haha.
There are alot of variables which decide the best way to play KK in any given situation.
When in early position with KK especially on a table with lots of pre flop raising try limping in and letting them raise behind you. When the action comes back to you make a decent sized re raise. If the original raiser then raises again or goes all in you can seriously consider folding KK if this raiser has a somewhat tight table image and doesn't just raise and re raise a lot of the time. If the player is a solid rock type player you can safely fold for sure! The downside to this move is if everyone behind you limps in and you don't get a chance to re raise. If that happens proceed with caution since there will probably be several players in the pot with you. I wouldn't invest to much in the pot at that point and I would be willing to fold if someone showed much strength.
From middle - late position make sure to raise 4 or 5x the BB plus 1x for each caller in front of you. If anyone reraises you all in its safe to fold. If they make a reasonable sized reraise its safe to call and go from there.
There are alot of variables which decide the best way to play KK in any given situation.
When in early position with KK especially on a table with lots of pre flop raising try limping in and letting them raise behind you. When the action comes back to you make a decent sized re raise. If the original raiser then raises again or goes all in you can seriously consider folding KK if this raiser has a somewhat tight table image and doesn't just raise and re raise a lot of the time. If the player is a solid rock type player you can safely fold for sure! The downside to this move is if everyone behind you limps in and you don't get a chance to re raise. If that happens proceed with caution since there will probably be several players in the pot with you. I wouldn't invest to much in the pot at that point and I would be willing to fold if someone showed much strength.
From middle - late position make sure to raise 4 or 5x the BB plus 1x for each caller in front of you. If anyone reraises you all in its safe to fold. If they make a reasonable sized reraise its safe to call and go from there.