Has anyone ever folded KK preflop?

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Man I hate to Folding KK on Pre flop but why not call AA loses a lot of times .
 
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I fold KK and even AA pre flop daily in bubble situations but apart from that I am in agreement with a few others that it’s almost impossible to fold pre flop early and mid stage of a tournament and cash games.
 
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In satellites where the first ones receive the same prize, I think it is quite standard to run away even with AA being short and close to the bubble.
 
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This is a very interesting subject, i am just wondering here if anyone has ever folded KK preflop, and the situation that you were in to do that. I have heard pros discuss this topic before and would like to hear your views. On a buble situation i can understand but from my POV i cant fold it if not in that position.
As far as I can remember, I never give up, but I have lost and left tournaments several times, there is something called "itchy fingers" and I don't miss the opportunity, I most of the time go all in
 
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If you find me at the table, know that I will never fold KK !!:kh4::ks4:
 
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I don't think I've ever folded that hand, I'd have to be pretty crazy to do that, no matter what I find myself with AA, it's a cooler, but I can't fold KK.
 
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In a satellite I have folded it I will fold AA preflop in a satellite if the situation calls for it.
In a normal mtt I won't fold it preflop, even if my opponent tells me they have AA I am still going broke preflop. If on bubble I might play it passively and pot control.
 
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I felt like it several times, but I never succeeded because it's the top of the range after all.
 
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In sattys i've folded it several times .No need to accumulate more chips if you can easily make it thru the bubble .
 
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Probably never folded pre flop remember folding in a satellite tournament i was in second position and the guy with all the chips shove all in in tickets tournament.
I dont think is good to fold kings preflop almost always you are winning and when your oponnent have aces nothing u can do
 
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I did this sometimes when I'm pretty sure they have aces or in satellites when you don't need to play anymore to win the ticket
 
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I've given up many times, mainly on satellites/bubbles, but I've also fallen in love too many other times and ended up getting involved in an action that I shouldn't have. However, most of the time I'm willing to risk everything with it.
 
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Folding kings pre flop is not a winning pratice over all. I have only once done it. I knew this player so well after paying with her over the years and she never raised much at all. This day she 4 bet me and I tanked for a while before finally folding them face up. Yes she showed the aces.
 
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Folding kings pre flop is not a winning pratice over all. I have only once done it. I knew this player so well after paying with her over the years and she never raised much at all. This day she 4 bet me and I tanked for a while before finally folding them face up. Yes she showed the aces.
Good move. It's true ussally poket kings is a no fold hand but I have lost to many time sto count on losing with poket pairs going all in pre-flop and even if we don't go all in. After the flop O will only go all in if my pair actually hits but even then beware of the straight or the flush. gl
 
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Depends of your position, but in general, i pay to see
 
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I guess it really depands of the stake you are playing....since i mostly play micro and freeroll i never ever fold kings even once to be honnest.
 
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Yes and I would do it again, sometimes you can lose even if you have that wonderful pair (KK) and if you're in a tournament with a good amount of cheeps just waiting for for somebody else to get KO and then you will get your ticket price is better not to take the risk
 
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I honestly can't remember, I did fold a lot of good hands due to either being close to bubble or like 3+ players already going all in or raising a lot before me. But most of the time I just go all in with them If not much action before me
 
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Yes I folded that pair a few times because I didn't want to compromise my stack but many times I went after the flop (which contained an ace or two) stubbornly to death 😋
 
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I folded only on the flop or turn, never preflop because these are chips
 
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I did once, when I got a reraise all in with a guy that didn't play too much, I had a bad feeling so I folded, someone else called and I saw he had AA
 
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when several players to final table, i always folded KK
 
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Shit happens. The main thing is to read the situation)
 
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Dropped when he wanted to enter the prizes.
 
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