"skill" test with AA, KK, QQ how do you behave with these hands in a tournament

Originally Posted by richardpro

"skill" test with AA, KK, QQ how do you behave with these hands in a tournament

All three can still be beaten so the answer iiiiiiiiss……….cautiously! Cautiously with all...….accept the AA's. Now, I know what your gonna say and believe me I've gotten all kinds of flack and heat for playing AA's this way. People screaming at me about, "oh it's a waste!" "You're giving up so much value." "Your wrong!"...…..but I don't care! ALL-IN PREFLOP with AA's okay! I don't care! it's served me right in the past and it still does!

Now...……...when it comes to KKs, QQ's I play cautiously. Raise double the pot or call their raise and if I flop a set, and I don't see evidence of a straight or a flush then I build value with more bets; quarter or half the pot so as not to scare the villain. However, if I do see evidence of a possible straight or a flush; say if there's two of the same suit on the table and he's still calling my bets then I'll jam to make sure he doesn't catch his fish. Catch my drift? Most importantly, I look at his actions and how quickly he's making them to see what it tells me about what he might have. Good Luck!

Ill play then just about the same if im in position. I'll bet more with AA then QQ on Preflop. Ill try to get 1 or 2 callers with AA with as much as a shove as possible Preflop. In Cash Games ill play like this.
In MTT I'll Raise 4-6 BB Preflop with AA KK or QQ.

what do you think ?

Originally Posted by richardpro

"skill" test with AA, KK, QQ how do you behave with these hands in a tournament

Depends on my stack size position on table what stage in the tournament is it and all the possible variables,
How many opponents in pot their stack sizes,their play style or any other reads is bubble about to burst?
Or is this the final table and does ICM indicate that I should probably fold QQ definitely or KK possibly or even AA in extreme spots wet boards or whatever when sense am beat could that be the safest option.
With 3 or 4 players all in already before you act you might get 2 or 3 big prize ladders for example by folding instead of calling and busting?
I would mix it up a little limping to disguise my hands also raising sometimes and shoving also to isolate one interested opponent too would never play them the same way opponents will read you easily it depends would need more information.
That is small bit of the theory anyway but the reality is these group one hands bust me a lot from games.

AA: shove, but small raise first, to bait them in.
KK aggressive, if I have a decent stack, raise to test other's interest.
QQ: play kinda aggressive: make a limp raise, see how the hand plays out. QQ is a trap hand for me; I get myself trapped most often.
JJ: You omitted this hand, for reason. It is kinda-premium, not a real premium. Play JJ aggressive only if I am on a roll, have a big stack.

I think you have to play them all the same way (3-bet and 4-bet). The only time you deviate is if a particularly NIT-ty player and they 5-bet or shove you.

You need to play aggressive to narrow it down to 2 players. If you don't, people will hit sets and two pairs off you all the time. Sometimes you get cooler'd. Sometimes you suck out with QQ against AA.

Poker is situational , so I play all of those differently at different times.

GLGL.

I get excited and push all in right away.

there are many ways to test ones skill level. i go about doing it by challenging myself to reach a certain objective

Each time is different, depending on the circumstances !!!

Aggresivelly of course, the more powerfull hand the more aggressive play. Except if the study of the situation, drives me to a different behavior!

It depends on many factors. It depends on the type of tournament, the position, the size of my stack. I believe that there is no single right course of action. It all depends on the circumstances.

i act like I dont have much and im trying to bluff. so if they call I have something and if I hit a set ill check and let them try to bluff me.

hi. usually at the start of AA tournament, preflop all in. KK sometimes too. QQ I get more aggressive to see the cards. in tournaments with better prizes of course I’ll analyze each hand much better.

Any two cards can be played as premium hands, usually in poker a big role is played by which hand Your opponent has, good hand reading makes your cards not so important.

good skills, every day I'm learning more from you

in freerolls with AA KK QQ I can go all in preflop, but in tournaments for money I try to play pocket pairs neatly

Aggressively...

I play these hands the same, raise to 2.5-3bb. If the stack is about 10bb, then of course a push

It all depends on the situation and your opponents at the table. Usually this is a 3BB or 4BB raise. However, if opponents are all careful at the tables, I can afford to call my pairs to lure players into a trap.

Depends on the size of the stack. The table at which you play and the players. AA KK QQ can be played ltmp if you know you will be raised against and you can move allin or reraise. The size of the raise depends on the size of the position stack and limpers.

Many factors affect the way I would play, but of course in most cases aggressively.

You can't have a prescription for it. Every situation is different. But I’m sure I like to see these cards in my hand.

Originally Posted by Whodahustla

All three can still be beaten so the answer iiiiiiiiss……….cautiously! Cautiously with all...….accept the AA's. Now, I know what your gonna say and believe me I've gotten all kinds of flack and heat for playing AA's this way. People screaming at me about, "oh it's a waste!" "You're giving up so much value." "Your wrong!"...…..but I don't care! ALL-IN PREFLOP with AA's okay! I don't care! it's served me right in the past and it still does!

Now...……...when it comes to KKs, QQ's I play cautiously. Raise double the pot or call their raise and if I flop a set, and I don't see evidence of a straight or a flush then I build value with more bets; quarter or half the pot so as not to scare the villain. However, if I do see evidence of a possible straight or a flush; say if there's two of the same suit on the table and he's still calling my bets then I'll jam to make sure he doesn't catch his fish. Catch my drift? Most importantly, I look at his actions and how quickly he's making them to see what it tells me about what he might have. Good Luck!

I agree with your AA's all-in preflop. You start slow playing and stringing players along, then next thing you know someone flops a straight with 6,7 off suite. lol

usually in a tournament with those cards i try to extract as much money as possible before the flop, not all in, but a nice chunk. then play accordingly to the flop

I fold AA, KK, QQ online. They never seem to hold up.

I only play 2 7 off.

Originally Posted by richardpro

"skill" test with AA, KK, QQ how do you behave with these hands in a tournament

The easiest and most obvious way to win the most with overpairs is to invest as much money as possible in the pot. Since most low-limit players are passive, the best solution is to simply bet, bet and bet again
And against most regulars, there is no reason not to pick the same line (only without a river push). If you don't have sufficient reason to believe that your opponent will bluff when you show weakness, then with your check you will most often just give your opponent a free card, and you yourself will reduce your potential winnings. Yes, it is true that sometimes you will bet, your opponent will have nothing and he will fall. This will happen against recreational players too. But this is poker. There is nothing you can do about it.Both players must have a hand for a big pot to form. When a person has 9-high in their hands without any firewood, no matter how much you bet, they will fold. At low stakes, you don't need to complicate anything. Bet hard with overpairs, often and win to the maximum!

Originally Posted by richardpro

"skill" test with AA, KK, QQ how do you behave with these hands in a tournament

I like to either call, if the cards have been flopping out small, or I raise slightly. I don't shove anymore as the idiots who call beat me everytime

It is not that easy to answer there are so many things to consider! Where am I in the game, How are the other players playing, am I in the money? The real skill test is needed if a person can say right now not at the table what they would do with, AA. Kk. QQ ect!

Well I am living proof that AA can be a risky set of cards to start out with. Got knocked of 2 tournaments just today when I played my AA from the start. In one tourney I was doing really well when I was dealt AA. The other guy had JJ and went all in after the fourth card. He hooked another JAck on the river and out I went on my assssssssss. Just now I had AA and the other guy had 77. I could not believe it when he hooked 2 more 7s. BOOM my ACES piut me out agian. Think I will go all in on 2 n 7 off suit next time LMAO !!!

Originally Posted by richardpro

"skill" test with AA, KK, QQ how do you behave with these hands in a tournament

It is not easy to fold QQ preflop, but it will be a good decision if you clearly feel that by the nature of the bets your opponent is most likely holding KK or AA. For example, you raise pre-flop and you 3-bet. Now you have to make a decision for yourself, based on your reads on your opponent, whether to call or whether it is better to twist back onto the stack. If your opponent is a super tight nit and only 3-bets AA, KK and AK, then we can figure it out by breaking his range down into combinations
In some respects, your position at the table and the size of your effective stacks will affect your pocket queens line much more than any distribution of combinations. If a loose player opens up to your right, then 3-betting is usually your best decision. This will keep you from flopping into the pot and ensure you are heads-up in position on the flop. If you just call preflop and allow 2-3 more players to enter the pot, it can easily kill the strength of your hand, because if an ace comes on the flop, then it is very likely that it will help the raiser or one of the callers - and you will have to cover your hand.
And so a good size continuation bet can easily help you take that pot. If your opponent plays a small donk-bet on the flop, this is often just a sign of weakness, as he will be trying to get some information about the strength of your hand by doing this. Here, as a rule, you will have to re-raise back and go all-in against all players, except for the very flooded fish.

Originally Posted by richardpro

"skill" test with AA, KK, QQ how do you behave with these hands in a tournament

Good day!

I am not given such hands

In fact, these hands can be played in different ways, depending on the tournament, stage, position and opponents.
There are a lot of options:
a) Short stack - push
b) Usually such a hand opens with a standard raise
c) Against aggressive opponents, you can limp, expecting a resteal or push

In general, there are really a lot of options, be specific

Originally Posted by 0546474

Each time is different, depending on the circumstances !!!

I agree to this. Depends on the circumstances

I find it difficult to make a rule because everything will depend on many variables in the position of the game, the table and the stack.

I have read so many methods.. so with my turn i wana say pocket AA ,KK and why not QQ its safe to be strong "Pre-Flop" so make one good "Re-raise "or" ALL-In " and Good luck from me!

All in with all hands , I think it will bw more possible to win when you make all in and hands like 35 or 72 are out

Only go all in with AA. KK and QQ only all in if short stacked.