Fold AKs or AA preflop

bronko19999 · Mar 9, 2023

Of course, I left on aa yesterday

Baldy86 · Mar 9, 2023

i would fold AK preflop when i face strong aggression / rereraises when it is a tight table or a tight player

because in many cases when they rereraise or push all in even then often they have minimum QQ . with QQ you are a slight dog at 55 45 or so "only" but still i wouldnt want to push with AK against QQ unless i dont have that much of a stack

June4Spades · Mar 9, 2023

Depends on the position. I would fold from a bad one otherwise go all-in.

Rachidao · Mar 9, 2023

Ak i folded like 5 times in lifetime, AA never and would not.

thedarkman · Mar 9, 2023

AK is a slight underdog against a pair except kings when it is a big underdog, but you'll be surprised and horrified how often that ace flops. Even worse if it comes on the river.

dompoker · Mar 9, 2023

In a satellite if you can fold AA or AK.

rvnhss · Mar 9, 2023

Hi Fernando

I would like to think I'll play AA every time, but in a situation like yours, I would probably do as you did. No hand is a guaranteed win and being in 2nd place and the tournament is on the bubble, it becomes an easier laydown because you don't gain anything from taking down the pot. If 1st gets the same as 8th no need to take any risks.

georgi krastev · Jun 1, 2023

AK is easy fold (for me) pre flop... I remember how a fold AA couple of times.

hamon08 · Jun 1, 2023

I will never fold two aces preflop, it's the strongest hand, and if you lose with it, consider it just unlucky because in most cases you win. But I would fold AK cards preflop when I'm on the bubble, or I have a stack of about 70 big blinds and my opponent goes all-in on the final table and his stack is also about 70 big blinds, it's easy to pass with these cards, but never with two aces

Fernando_RO · Jun 1, 2023

It depends on the situation, if you are in a prize bubble and someone in EP or MP goes all-in, as long as your stack is smaller than the one that goes all-in I retire with AK, but with AA I would never do it, you have an 80% chance of winning the hand, if there is a chance that he will win, but you are generally dominating all the A-x highs, there is more danger with middle pairs that can connect a set.

AntoniodeLima0 · Jun 1, 2023

Fernando Lopes said:
Have you ever given up on pre-flop AK?
I gave up on pre-flop AKs because it was a satellite blob, there was no point in risking it, it was in the prize, it would even give AA.

In this situation there's really no way, it's very difficult to call or shoot. AK is very blurry in these situations too. After all, it's just 2 high cards, against any combination, they lose, like, to any pair, or a bad beat

serj537 · Jun 1, 2023

I used to drop TK. But I probably won't drop AA.

dongato2 · Jun 1, 2023

In a tournament I would never fold AK but in cash game it would depend on the rival

Gh0stL · Jun 1, 2023

Hi, for me when I stay in this situation, depends of a quantity of my chips, I put a lot pressure if I play with AK and evaluate in every stage.
Then with AA I go All in good position if not I play aggressive to earn more chips.

valen.bs.95 · Jun 2, 2023

How hard is it to throw these cards away

ednaroza · Jun 2, 2023

Well, if your only goal is just to reach the money in a tournament, then yes, folding AK or AA preflop near the bubble makes sense. But if you want to fight for the top spots, then folding these is just a waste of opportunity to increase your stack and have better chances of winning better price in my oppinion.

pokerD · Jun 2, 2023

Yes. It's happened to me to throw cards like this before.

cwdignus · Jun 2, 2023

Depending on the Tournament it is better to fold if another player goes all in, but it is very difficult to fold a pair AA pre flop out of caution

Andrii Lubentsov · Jun 2, 2023

Yes, I folded AK preflop on the bubble. But I don't think so about AA.

lauestla · Jun 2, 2023

Fernando Lopes said:
Do you ever fold AK preflop?
I folded AKs preflop because it was a satellite bubble, there was no point in risking it, I was in the prize, I would even fold AA.

Yes I often did. Especially at the bubble but also UTG because I never win with AK suited or not. I most of the time face a pair and don't hit anything.

Skot_Gy · Jun 3, 2023

I wouldn't fold AA nomatter what, and very rarely AK-s

pankoffff · Jun 3, 2023

Certainly, there are situations when you need to fold AK, but AKs or AA are always either an all-in or a 3-bet/4-bet.

Dimidrol2 · Jun 3, 2023

It will not be difficult to reset AK on the preflop, especially in front of ITM or having a solid bank and the players will raise. With AA it is more difficult, but there were cases and I went to fold with them.

fryderyk · Jun 3, 2023

AK yes, AA no. The answer is very simple, although I've already flew a pair of aces from the tournament more than once, you will win most of the hands with AA. AK sometimes I let go because here the chances are smaller.

Atararo14 · Jun 3, 2023

Yes, it happens from time to time that I fold AKs or a premium hand preflop for different reasons. Sometimes 2 or more players go all in before me and so I no longer have enough equity to call.

There are other situations where I fold Ks, for example on the bubble to ensure ITM or in a satellite tournament or in an ICM situation at the final table...

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