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Folding KKS makes sense in turbo tourney?
1114
1 year ago
Hello friends i just played bumblebee sit and go on carbon and my starting pair was King pair now tell me what i did wrong. Its small tournament so does not make difference in balance infact played for free with 11 vip pts but wud like to know is my strategy correct i believe you should do a raise high enough for nobody to bet so i did a raise of 900 when starting chips are 1500 but two ppl went allin and i called and as expected lose to 'ace rag' coz theres an ace on the table. how do you think you should play with king pair as starting hand when everyone has equal chips?
You played the hand right. All you can do is put yourself in a position to win. And odds say you will do this pretty frequently with KK if you do not have alot of callers. Unfortunately, the lower cost to enter the game, more callers. If it was $10,000 to enter the game, you probably would have won this hand with everyone folding.
1114
1 year ago
Eberetta1 i think what you say makes perfect sense because its a low buyin game ppl tend to shove and go allin in the first hand even on cards like 2 8 and sometimes they win lol it seems more like luck than poker really its just for fun but in a game with a high buyin or with serious player everyone plays their best dont think anyone would call such a high raise i just wanted them to fold lol next time in bumblebee ill jus go allin but in a serious league i wud apply similar strategy thx for help everyone.
1272
1 year ago
Punter4444 (#1) wrote: Hello friends i just played bumblebee sit and go on carbon and my starting pair was King pair now tell me what i did wrong. Its small tournament so does not make difference in balance infact played for free with 11 vip pts but wud like to know is my strategy correct i believe you should do a raise high enough for nobody to bet so i did a raise of 900 when starting chips are 1500 but two ppl went allin and i called and as expected lose to 'ace rag' coz theres an ace on the table. how do you think you should play with king pair as starting hand when everyone has equal chips?
I used to frequent these when I was starting to build a roll.If you get any big pair, your most likely action is going to be just to put the chips in the middle. These go so quick and are played by so many fish, your doing yourself a disservice by NOT getting them in. 8 times out of 10 your getting called, ESPECIALLY on the first hand.
If you have reads on your players, take advantage of those who shove to anybody's limp. These ST SNGs are really not that hard once you get the hang of the pace and how players generally play them.
421
1 year ago
I think cause its the 1st hand of the tourney and you dont really have any reads on the rest of the players at the table.i would have did standard 3x raise preflop cause most players play ace rag alot nowa days and the ace usually hits the flop and with poc kings you can now fold and min the lose.by you raiseing so much preflop the only play was to fold or move in.most players in sng are useing teh throry double up or bust in 1st few hands then go reg for another one.best of luck in life and on the felts.
366
11 months ago
Personally and recomended never over bet your strong hands its a massive tell!! Always keep it your standard raise if its 2.5x or 4x always keep it the same if its a steal or a hand like kings. I would not be foklding kings in this spot theres only a few combos of aces that beat you and the % is very slim that others wil have it. Not saying they might not but the odds say they don't say its not a fold even to 2 players allin! They could have any king combo along with smaller pairs. if they hit a 2 outter so be it in the long run you win.
Good luck at the tables!
Man...in this kind of tournaments everything is possible,with kk in a turbo torunament u can go all inn no rase to 900,when u rase 900 from 1500 u are pot committed way not rase all iin?In this kind o tournaments u can lose with any cards u have because players are very loose and they call u with any cards they have. The buy in was only 11 vip points,this kind of game is all inn or fold:)). Of course u cant fold kk there but your chances are decreasing because players are to loose.
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