All-in pre-flop with AA
Here is proof that if you don't have a little luck on your side then it doesn't really matter what cards you hold or how you play them. Earlier tonight I went all-in preflop with my AA and this happened:
pokerstars Hand #169614380411: Tournament #1859329704, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (150/300) - 2017/04/26 22:47:18 PT [2017/04/27 1:47:18 ET]
Table '1859329704 350' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Rebovec (1780 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: Pahlev00n (4442 in chips)
Seat 3: ash0429 (10880 in chips)
Seat 4: spiridus57 (20991 in chips)
Seat 5: EDMAC2010 (8668 in chips)
Seat 6: talltito (10515 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: JUANTO222 (8310 in chips)
Seat 8: 3k3L (3530 in chips)
Seat 9: Arizmendy (11122 in chips)
Rebovec: posts the ante 30
Pahlev00n: posts the ante 30
ash0429: posts the ante 30
spiridus57: posts the ante 30
EDMAC2010: posts the ante 30
talltito: posts the ante 30
JUANTO222: posts the ante 30
3k3L: posts the ante 30
Arizmendy: posts the ante 30
EDMAC2010: posts small blind 150
talltito: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Pahlev00n A♠ <font color='red'>A<font face="arial">♦</font></font>
JUANTO222: calls 300
3k3L: folds
Arizmendy: folds
Rebovec: folds
Pahlev00n: raises 4112 to 4412 and is all-in
ash0429: raises 6438 to 10850 and is all-in
spiridus57: folds
EDMAC2010: folds
talltito: folds
JUANTO222: folds
Uncalled bet (6438) returned to ash0429
*** FLOP *** <font color='black'>10♣</font> <font color='black'>6♣</font> <font color='red'>K<font face="arial">♦</font></font>
*** TURN *** <font color='black'>10♣</font> <font color='black'>6♣</font> <font color='red'>K<font face="arial">♦</font></font> <font color='red'>J♥</font>
*** RIVER *** <font color='black'>10♣</font> <font color='black'>6♣</font> <font color='red'>K<font face="arial">♦</font></font> <font color='red'>J♥</font> <font color='black'>8♣</font>
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Pahlev00n: shows A♠ <font color='red'>A<font face="arial">♦</font></font> (a pair of Aces)
ash0429: shows <font color='black'>J♣</font> <font color='black'>Q♣</font> (a flush, Queen high)
ash0429 collected 9844 from pot
Pahlev00n finished the tournament in 730th place