Would you go All in first hand.

[kley126]

starting the tournament and against two players I would think it a lot against two or more pairs of aces have muschas odds against and can be overcome it seems stupid but I the apothecaries lol

 

[akmost]

I don't find a reason to play such a high variance spot so early in a tournament , no matter the buy in. Those players were probably just playing for the sake of the fund raising?!


If I were in your shoes I would have done the same nit fold because I like the game of poker.I want to play post flop and small ball poker instead of getting eliminated in such a spot. I start open shoving or 3bet jamming when the odds and the math are correct and the play is a long term +EV action, based on my current ability and knowledge as a player.

 

[fundiver199]

If your goal was to win money, then this fold was certainly a huge mistake. AA all in preflop is always hugely + chip EV regardless of the number of opponents, and as others have already said, the only time, this can be overridden by ICM-considerations, is near the bubble in a satellite. Had you called and won this hand, you would have gotten a huge early chip lead, which allowed you to comfortably reach at least the middle phase of the tournament.

If you had other goals like fun or entertainment for the weekend, these are personal and therefore not suited for discussion in a poker forum. I can not tell you, how much it would have bothered you to go out in the first hand. I can only tell you, that if your goal is to win money in tournaments, you have to always be ready to die, and you can not let other factors than chip EV and ICM influence your decision making.

 

[redmast]

I, too, would not rush to go to extreme measures. There is still a long game ahead and there will still be good cards.

 

[FluartG]

in this case I’ll make an average bet, and maybe I’ll go to the bank, which would be for sure

 

[AizenFalck]

All in all the time, it does not matter if it is at the beginning at the middle or the end of the tournament, only ifffffff only 2 more players on the table goes all in ok

 

[TeUnit]

Snap shove, if I lose I can relax for the next 2 days and if I win I trippled up on the first hand.

 

[frank174]

If your not ready to risk everything with the best possible starting hand I believe you will never be able to win, poker is a gambling game if you have no gamble your already beat.On top of that your playing in a live Trny,if any of the other players knew you folded aces pre-flop your going to bullied out of every pot after that

 

[UncleConRon]

My opinion

In that situation all the warning signs were given not to go all-in. You made the right call to fold. If it wasn't a special event, a long road trip, and two people calling or one of the first to bet. I would probably go all-in. You can go all-in one ninth of the time and win. Nine players one wins.

 

[Vander44]

Easy call. You got your money in good. That’s all you can ask for.

 

[Branimir84]

That is a call. But I can respect your decision to fold, in live poker sometimes other factors then just the game theory calculates into poker decisions. It is entirely normal and even somewhat expected I would think, if you are not a pro.

 

[619Leafs]

My decision is yes I would go all-in with Aces even if two other players call or raise all-in because you can't get better than aces.

 

[Eric Salvador]

This should be an easy call. Yes you’ll lose this hand some of the time but you are way ahead. It’s an early chance to triple up. You can’t fold hands where you’re for sure ahead and have longterm success. You took a huge gamble by not playing. I hope it paid off...

 

[Igor Popadyk]

$250.00 buy-in. Texas Holdem tournament
You plan your weekend to play in a fund raiser tournament. The tournament was located approximately 2 hour away from home. Played over two days. The first hand you are dealt is a pair of A's. Two people go all-in. Would you go all-in or fold?
I folded. I did not want to be knocked out first hand of the tournament. I feel like I am about 50/50 when I am dealt a pair of A's and go all-in.

I'm for the all-in, if you want to win first place, the best time to take risks,

 

[edenman1]

Im a pretty big all-in player, and with aces its tough to fold.. But lately I have been folding great cards on the first hand because they just dont win that much for some reason? And it does suck to get knocked out so early

 

[ribaric]

No matter the buy in and the tournament duration i would deffinetly call all in.If i have a chance to triple up 1st hand i wouldnt fold.If im dealt AK or AQ ... or smaller pairs yea i would fold but AA deffinetly call

 

[Steve Deeble]

It would be a definite call for me regardless of the stakes.

 

[ssangyongpoker]

first hand or not, that's an easy call in my opinion

you have the best starting hand possible and there are two players all in pre flop

this is an all in no matter what.. bad fold

 

[KristaK]

hi hi :ciao:
need take some smart chances
else never have success
i was taught is only two rules in poker betting
1. never fold AA preflop
2. never fold a royal flush

 

[Hemified]

Aces are nice.I would go all in only if I had to.Its a gamble.

 

[andsws]

Hmm, preflop? thats an easy call to be honest

 

[elperrovicente]

I feel like I am about 50/50 when I am dealt a pair of A's and go all-in.

Really you have a 40% against 2 players with A's

 

[zinzir]

$250.00 buy-in. Texas Holdem tournament

I folded. I did not want to be knocked out first hand of the tournament. I feel like I am about 50/50 when I am dealt a pair of A's and go all-in.

Would you have gone all in if it was the 96th hand of the tournament? Why?

 

[diego farfan]

depending on why sometimes the pair of A does not always guarantee you the victory and even more at the beginning of a tournament since almost always several will go to try their luck and as seen it works I would go with everything if I get a trio or possibility of color considering the ladder because I paused that I lost against a colored ladder

 

[riverlizard3]

This to me is a no brainer, this is a good spot , take it when you get it, or fold if you want to be playing scared, which wont get you anywhere but out of the tourn. in the long run