AA at the start of an expensive tournament, someone goes all-win what do you do?call

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Hi.
That is, I have pocket aces, and of course I am ready to take risks, especially at the beginning of the tournament. I think that such a risk in such situations is absolutely acceptable.
 
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This is unquestionably a call, 100%.

Folding AA in this situation is a mistake.

If the buy-in is so expensive that we think about folding the best preflop hand possible, we are not following effective bankroll management and should be playing lower stakes.
 
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I always go all-in with AA at the beginning of the tournament, if not AA, what with then cards should play with?:)
That's true. If I lose after this hand, it was my own fault to participate in such an exclusive tournament in the first place.
 
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Call
Without any thought, and no matter how things turn out. Such cards undoubtedly deserve confident actions.
 
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If your goal is to try and win the tourney then I would suggest calling
 
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This is unquestionably a call, 100%.

Folding AA in this situation is a mistake.

If the buy-in in so expensive that we think about folding the best preflop hand possible, we are not following effective bankroll management and should be playing lower stakes.



Yes, completely agree, although I would have sweaty palms and would prob have to walk away from the table.
 
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If you have doubts what to do in this situation, you shouldn't even register to the tournament.
 
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if there's not many players contending then I'd deffo call
 
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If I were in such a situation, then I would probably think a little about how to bet in defeat. But still, I would still call his offer, because if we are heads-up, then I have about 80% to win, but I think the call is justified, and no RNG has canceled the law, because in 80% of cases the RNG will be on the side appeal))
 
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i would definitely call

however if there are several opponents in the hand going all in too then i might fold
 
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I would call, and if for some reason I get a bad beat, I can walk away with that.....

Sadly I have never entered an "expensive" tournament so it's easy for me to say that now.......
 
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After swearing at the player, I call. AA the best hand, you have to call and take your chances.
 
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I would call this all the time and pray not get a bad beat
 
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Y fold,and you?



When you enter an expensive tournament or any other, you know the risks you are taking, so if at the beginning of the tournament villain goes all-in and I have pocket AA , I don't think twice about calling, it would be the best opportunity to double my chips, although I find it hard to find this situation in an expensive tournament, but there's crazy for everything.
 
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No matter the buy in.. how could you not call? I would see it as how thus tournament is going to go if it holds up or not.. easy ITM!
 
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Of course you have to call. Put it this way: If this would not be the first or one of the first hands in the tournament, of course you would call. So why not in this situation?
 
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I'm calling all in 100% of the time. What are you gonna wait for if your not calling all in with AA. Especially in a big tournament get that first double up and then maybe play tight taking some chances in the blinds playing weaker hands as you wait for big ones



Y fold,and you?
 
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Great situation! You have to call in any tornament stage with pocket AA
 
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if you don't call with the strongest hand in the deck, with what hand can you call ?
you can ask anybody, all will tell you go for it
 
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