When to fold Kings Preflop. lol

WrongUsername · Feb 1, 2026

always fold kings pre flop especially if u are me.

Jyco · Feb 14, 2026

In a normal tournament, folding kings preflop is almost impossible. It’s simply too strong of a hand, and if you happen to run into aces, that’s just bad luck and part of the game. Most of the time, there’s nothing you can or should do differently.

The only situation where folding kings preflop can make sense is in a satellite. If you’re already very close to qualifying and your goal is to secure the seat rather than accumulate chips, folding even a premium hand can be the correct play. In that spot, avoiding risk is more important than winning the pot.

Outside of satellite scenarios like that, folding kings preflop in a standard tournament is extremely rare and usually not correct.

Sschafell · Feb 24, 2026

I believe it's only within the bubble of a satellite where it's practically already classified!

pep12343 · Feb 24, 2026

A very difficult hand to withdraw because of the way it was played preflop. But there are other times when, however tempting KK may be, you have to retire.

TCeNTuRioN · Feb 24, 2026

Fold with KK in the pure bubble from every tournament and also the pure bubble from ft.

shanest · Mar 1, 2026

like a hand from a movie

Prophet · Mar 1, 2026

Maybe folding KK , when being short stack on the bubble

choprav · Mar 1, 2026

when icm matters or in satties to get ticket

mkt · Mar 11, 2026

Only in Very very especif ICM situation

porras7796 · Mar 11, 2026

It's hard to imagine

dzsire · Mar 13, 2026

With two kings in your hand, you always have to think that this is not a sure hand, there is an even better starting hand. There was an example of this when I was in the bubble and after a very long hesitation, I threw away the two kings. It's not a big deal, it's a rational decision. Play for hours without a cash prize, or throw away kings and reach the cash prize.

frank174 · Mar 13, 2026

On the bubble in the main event at the wsop in that spot,I am folding while crying internally ,any other tournament I am going broke

thedarkman · Mar 13, 2026

Four Dogs said:
Honestly, Beth Shaks All-In Hi-Di-Ho hands would probably have been enough.

I wish he'd told ,me this last week!

Stringy · Mar 13, 2026

online i'm always playing, if live and i see my opps being loud and jumpy...i'm out

dompoker · Mar 13, 2026

You don't really know what another player is holding, so it's not that easy to retire with a pair of kings.

akgross · Mar 14, 2026

When the game is approaching the payout, folding kings is an appropriate decision in online poker. Players are often given coolers and pitted against each other. If you're confident, play until the showdown to avoid regretting a missed opportunity.

antonis32123 · Mar 14, 2026

I could never fold kings on such an occasion . On live poker I find it hard or impossible for me . But I have seen pros , very skilled players , with extensive experience, who are able to read the action and even fold kings in heavy preflop action , suspecting that AA might be in one of the players' hands

moraeskvmi · Mar 15, 2026

Given how much the woman told, it was easy to fold, it was possible to escape.

phuchoidey1 · Mar 15, 2026

When you go itm you can fold , don’t let all the time you play waste

ironduke11 · Mar 15, 2026

ive cracked aces with kk's after the flop...runout gave me quads....i let out a holler after i was resigned to busting out...had to apologise to the opponent afterwards.

ironduke11 · Mar 15, 2026

if i had read the opponent as having aces pre i may have folded for sure

anbu210 · Mar 16, 2026

Folding KK preflop in MTTs is extremely rare, but it can happen in very specific spots.

The most common case is satellite tournaments, where survival matters more than chips.
Another spot could be a huge multi-way all-in where a very tight player 4-bets/5-bets, strongly representing AA.

Also near the final table with heavy ICM pressure, folding might be considered in extreme situations.

But in normal MTT play, KK is almost always a hand you go with preflop.

CaioRJ · Mar 16, 2026

I just fold a AA in bubble scenario or Final Table against a Deep Stack for ICM.

TerryBLE · Mar 17, 2026

Aside from AA (After all, we know that 26 of the 52 cards are Aces), which would be 'tougher' to fold for obvious reasons, taking into account how the hand played out and the objectives, yes, I would fold. That said, it’s easier said than done; for example, how many times have we at least thought about folding KK? Not how many times we've actually done it, just how many times we've at least thought about doing so... It's complicated.

daniel.g · Mar 17, 2026

I’m not sure if I smart or crazy like a fox but I never fold them pre flop (online) unless it’s close to the bubble I’m first to act with a smaller stack… literally the only time I ever lose on AA KK… online that is… and we all know how questionable that is…

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