On the first hand of the re-buy period in a small tournament you pick up K-K in late position. The first player raises 25% of his chips and is called by two other people should you:
a) Fold
b) Call
c) Raise
d) Raise all-in?
(The answer will be posted on 26th March)
D
there is no mention of the chipstacks, but since it’s the first hand, it means every1 has the same stack. in other words the pot is already 75% of your whole stack. so it is a really easy shove.
especcialy since it’s rebuy, meaning people will play much more loose anyway.
just to be clear here is why not to choose the other options:
a: folding KK, don’t think i should explain that one haha
b: calling, you could choose to trap with this hand, but since the pot is already very high, the odds they call you are almost always good, and if they aren’t they shouldn’t have called or raised in the first place. besides, calling and risking an ace coming on the flop is just a very bad play
c: more or less the same theory as with b. you could commit yourself by raising, but good players will play you anyway because they wouldn’t have called or raised in the first place. and bad players call you down just because they are bad players.
long story short: easy shove
My answer is B
Because there is great risk some having AA in all in and there is no more re-buy Folding is no good as having KK and more chance to win
B, I would never fold KK and I wouldn’t raise either, I also wouldn’t go all in with KK. I seen people go all in with 99 so folding isn’t an option for me. So my answer is definitely B
My answer is B
I will not fold as it is high pair
I will not re raise as three players have already raised
I will not go for all in as some one may have highest pair of AA or trips
Have to take chance after calling only
I would Raise. As I read it, it’s late in the hand. The K appears to have triggered a 25% raise by the other player. Likely that person has a K also, so equal hands here–not K trip. But someone might still be slow-playing AA hole cards! so no All-In.
It’s the first hand of the re-buy period. I’d raise all in. If I don’t win the hand, I would re-buy. The pot is worth the risk.
P.S. If it wasn’t a re-buy tourney my answer would be very different.
Yup! You go All-In in a Rebuy, for sure. Surprised that hasn’t happened already in your scenario! lol
During the re-buy period, players go all in with much less that KK, especially when it’s the very first hand. So why not do it with a stronger hand like KK. You know that everyone will end up calling though, and someone will probably win with 2-5 off LOL. But it’s worth the risk. If you lose you re-buy, and if you win you’re in the lead.
First Hand, re-buy, KK in the pocket, shove all-in is definitely the way to go.
D - would not even think about it given the circumstances!
If you go all in you have a good chance of going out, I wouldn’t risk it, I would want to see the flop, if no A is on the flop then I would go all in. I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer because either way you play can cost you the game… Doll 
I would ALL IN as it’s a re-buy,… but I’m C1ueless 
I would call. Every body wories about AA and that is true but I have found AA to be about a 50 50 hand, with pocket kings I have lost more hands to other causes than AA. trips,2pair,straight,flush etc
with KK i would shove. An A2 will beat you but no one will shovewith an A@ if someone is holding a pair of 2s or any pair and their card comes up you have lost so hands down i shove…and its poker you can lose . but if you isolate the whole table but one chances 80 20 after flop you you win…i like those odds you can rebuy also
The answer is D : Raise all-in.
You figure to have the best hand at this stage, and you can expect at least one caller. If you’re unlucky and lose you can always rebuy, and if everyone folds you will get more action next time you pick up a monster.
fully agreed.
however i like to add: when you use some deduction, you could also see they are all 3 bad players.
meaning they have an even wider range of hands then usually, and a higher calling probablilty then usually. both improving your +EV
(A) Because no doubt someone is holding either Ace or pocket aces and at least 70% of the time ace hits the community.
I call all in, because any how I call all in if they don´t raise. (my opinion)
Raise All In–Read ,“KILL PHIL”