So, I’m playing hold em online. Trying to break a semi losing streak. I steal some pots, get lucky a few times and get unlucky a few times also. That’s poker. But then again sometimes it’s not the cards you play but the way you play your cards.
That brings us to the topic of this post. How to play Kings. I’ve read a lot of posts and I’ve asked a lot of people and you know what….everybody’s got an opinion.
Some say always push and if you come up against AA so be it. So what happens? I push with KK and the other guy has AA. Oh well. Maybe that pre-flop 5 bet should’ve given me the hint. Oh well lesson learned.
Other times, people say, try and trap with them and if an Ace hits the board then fold. Doesn’t sound reasonable to me but I’m willing to try anything once. I limp in with KK in EP, hoping for a re-raise but it never comes. Now I get 4 players in a pot with KK in EP against 4 other players and I’m first to act. What to do? I raise and I get three callers. I eventually fold on the river, when I get the feeling that I’m beat. The winner nabs two pair with j10 suited. Oh well, not doing that again.
So limping in with KK in EP doesn’t seem like a good play, maybe I’ll just flat a raise PF with KK in late position. Maybe that will do the trick. Guess again. I get KK against a semi-loose/aggressive player who loves suited connectors, I know if I raise he’s liable to call with Ax suited etc. An Ace hits the board and he bets out. Could be a standard c-bet, or is it? I re-raise him to test him but he re-raises back. Now I’m convinced he has an Ace. Fold. Next hand please.
The point of this post is how do you play Kings? Everytime I see KK, I drool. Hey it’s the second best hand PF in Texas Holdem.
So I decided that limping is never a good option with KK. I tried it and I’m just not comfortable with it. For more passive or conservative players, I guess it’s a good play but not for me. Limping in with KK in late position, well that’s something I could do once in a blue moon but again not the best move.
I guess in the end, you live and die with KK if you shove and the villain has AA, then so be it. Chalk it up to bad luck and move on.
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