Fold AA pre-flop on bubble?

[pedro nery]

Do you consider an AA fold pre-flop in an FT bubble being chip leader?

 

[Andyreas]

Why? What other starting hands exist which are better?

 

[EnzoRS94]

Why would you even consider that being the chipleader ? lol

 

[pjokay]

Is one of them the Ace of Jokers?

 

[ramdon p358]

You should never do that if you are the chip leader. I did it once in a prize bubble but it was from a satellite tournament

 

[Markjduk]

If you are folding AA preflop when you are chip leader then its time to give up poker.

 

[Poker Orifice]

Why would you even consider that being the chipleader ? lol

ICM considerations.
Risk vs. Reward.
Perhaps it's the second (or 3rd) largest stack that has re-raised us all-in... and perhaps there are a few fairly short stacks AND taking a hit vs. the 2nd (or 3rd) biggest stack leaves us with a very small stack (maybe smaller than a few short stacks on the table)?

How deep are stacks vs. size of blinds?
How much does our tourney ev potential increase from winning the pot, vs. how much it decreases by losing it? (ie. increasing from a 30 to 45bb stack, vs. going from 30 to 15bb... with other shorties on table)
What are the pay jumps?
What is the buyin... and what is the tournament?
Do we consider ourselves having an edge on the field?

 

[puzzlefish]

If there's a number of people acting ahead of you and behind you, and everyone is going all in, then yes you should fold because you will probably lose.

 

[WrongUsername]

is this a serious question?
i won´t fold in any situation AA pf

 

[P86]

In this particular situation if you fold that you shouldn't even play poker..

 

[viacheslavtezikov]

I think it makes no sense to fold AA on the bubble in almost any tournament, except if tickets to events are raffled off, and all the prize money is the same.

 

[bowserdon]

Wud never fold

 

[Reail]

Poker math tells us it's always a call. But there are probably situations (I think there are very few of them) when you can fold

 

[Tato Ivan]

 

[Tato Ivan]

He looked into the future!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PuletJelek]

Being a chip leader and get AA...
Why dont you bully the opponent??

 

[makisaa]

If you are chipleader and you get AA , you wouldn't like to fold, except if your game study gives you information for folding even AA!

 

[hilary antonik filho]

I already did, and I regretted it, now I don't do it anymore, even though I don't like AA in my hands.

 

[Jogo4]

If I'm leading a tournament, why not play with AA??? When I watch this type of game I am happy and I already place a bet of 1/3 of the pot for the opponent who has few chips to give ALL IN.

 

[FIERROS]

I wouldn't consider folding AA's pre-flop in a FT bubble being the chip leader.

 

[okeedokalee]

It depends. 3bet or call a raise depending who the Villain is. If yo are first in raise enough to reduce the field. Then decide on the flop according to the Villain and the board texture where to go next.

 

[Pindiez]

I never fold AA in any situation. It is the best hand in this game. Impossible fold AA 😀

 

[mervin88]

I would never fold AA preflop. I will shove all in. If it's out then out I don't care at all

 

[Poker Orifice]

If there's a number of people acting ahead of you and behind you, and everyone is going all in, then yes you should fold because you will probably lose.

Lose? You'd be getting maybe 5 to 1 on your money with 40 to 50% equity. Pretty sure that's a call all day long.

 

[Snake2007]

Who would fold AA regardless of position? I wouldn't give one.