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captain1821
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I believe that in a tournament, when you are at the bubble and a player with a bigger stack that seems to never bluff, goes all-in, the only logical move is to fold your kings.
So, yes, folding kings preflop is acceptable under a few situations.
Nevertheless, folding Kings preflop is a hard decision and many people including me, fail to fold when they have to and many times they pay for it.
So, yes, folding kings preflop is acceptable under a few situations.
Nevertheless, folding Kings preflop is a hard decision and many people including me, fail to fold when they have to and many times they pay for it.
antonis32123
Legend
Loyaler
Personally I have folded many times KK in ZOOM 9max preflop , I pay attention to the stacks , the action before me , if I suspect AA or my stcack is too big to go allin with KK preflop , I fold . I prefer allin with KK with smaller stack , but that's me 
In tournaments it's much harder to fold them , very very hard , almost impossible for me .
In tournaments it's much harder to fold them , very very hard , almost impossible for me .
rock0001
Legend
Bronze Level
i would probably never fold kings preflop in a cash game unless at least 2 very tight players shove all in preflop and i have a deep stack like 200bb or more and in that case i might consider folding the hand, same thing in tournaments i need to have a deep stack and at least 2 all ins from tight players to even consider folding the 2nd best preflop hand.
IntenseHeat
Legend
Bronze Level
There was a time when I might possibly have folded K-K. I can sometimes smell aces out there. When I used raise and someone came right over the top of my raise for all of their chips, I would think A-K or a small pair. But when they 3-bet, let's say 5x my original raise, it made me think that they wanted to get them in, but they didn't want to run me out of the pot, which of course reeks of aces. So under certain circumstances I could see myself folding.
But the way so many players play today, with unlimited re-entries, I see so many players willing to go all-in pre-flop with almost any pair. For that reason, it's hard to see myself folding K-K. Although a reasonably sized 3-bet makes me a little nervous, I feel like I have to call and if they have aces, then they've just got me.
But the way so many players play today, with unlimited re-entries, I see so many players willing to go all-in pre-flop with almost any pair. For that reason, it's hard to see myself folding K-K. Although a reasonably sized 3-bet makes me a little nervous, I feel like I have to call and if they have aces, then they've just got me.
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fernandofcp
Visionary
Platinum Level
This question is very interesting. It was only at the moment of the game when this happened that I would consider whether to fold the hand. In fact it depends on several factors to be analyzed: stage of the tournament, number of blinds available for me to move on, behavior of the opponents, among other possibilities that may occur and should be analyzed.
Alizona
Visionary
Bronze Level
Daniel Negreanu wrote about this in his book Power Hold'em Strategy, where he says that he would NEVER fold kings in fear of running them into aces preflop. If you do, its just a cooler but he says that doesn't justify folding them.
I found another site which makes a more interesting and nuanced claim... I'll quote it:
tl;dr Some say never fold KK pre, others say you can consider folding at full ring if villain is raising from early position, and I will add, if you consider your opponent to be an absolute rock (OMC type, Old Man Coffee).
Edit to add: I see he (Nathan Williams) also has a youtube channel (BlackRain79Poker) and he made a video on this topic, "Should You Ever Fold Pocket Kings Preflop?" for those interesting in digging it up and watching it. Just for the record I am not Nathan nor do I know him. But he seems competent enough in explaining this topic.
I found another site which makes a more interesting and nuanced claim... I'll quote it:
As is my norm, I won't post a direct link to that article but if you want to look it up, it is entitled "You Need to Fold Pocket Kings Preflop in This ONE Situation" on the blackrain79 website.
tl;dr Some say never fold KK pre, others say you can consider folding at full ring if villain is raising from early position, and I will add, if you consider your opponent to be an absolute rock (OMC type, Old Man Coffee).
Edit to add: I see he (Nathan Williams) also has a youtube channel (BlackRain79Poker) and he made a video on this topic, "Should You Ever Fold Pocket Kings Preflop?" for those interesting in digging it up and watching it. Just for the record I am not Nathan nor do I know him.
But he seems competent enough in explaining this topic.
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Artbart805
Legend
Platinum Level
YES: Big payout jump, 3 all ins ahead of you.. you go from 5th to 3rd or 2nd... easy fold.
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Cash Game... tighty goes all in under the gun..... with his/hers remaining stack ...... why risk it... you know what they have.. $!/$2 game $3 in the pot, tighty throws in $100..... You risk $100 to win $103 (you ) i want 97% or better, the best equity you get are 75% chance to win...
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Thats what my brain says... but in reality... ?????
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Cash Game... tighty goes all in under the gun..... with his/hers remaining stack ...... why risk it... you know what they have.. $!/$2 game $3 in the pot, tighty throws in $100..... You risk $100 to win $103 (you ) i want 97% or better, the best equity you get are 75% chance to win...
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Thats what my brain says... but in reality... ?????
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carlosnuno
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hi! How are you? regarding the following question: Would you ever fold KK preflop? T
Hi! How are you? regarding the following question: Would you ever fold KK preflop? That depends on many factors: The position you are in, if you are about to reach the final table for example and they throw me all in, I would fold.
Hi! How are you? regarding the following question: Would you ever fold KK preflop? That depends on many factors: The position you are in, if you are about to reach the final table for example and they throw me all in, I would fold.
DiegoRamos
Legend
Loyaler
For me to fold like that, I would have wanted a lot of information from the opponent.
She would have to be absolutely sure that he would have Aces.
An almost impossible situation.
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Wilpokert
Rising Star
Bronze Level