Did I make the right move?

Played a tourney last night. To summerize.

1. Mid/Late game (200/400 blinds)and I'm the short stack (2400 in chips)
2. Dealt K/K on the button
3. Folded all the way around to me. SB and BB have double the amount of my chips.
4. I push all in 2400. SB calls BB folds.

Well long story short, He shows A/8 off. And catches an Ace on the flop and turn.

Should I have just raised? Should I have just called?

You got the situation you wanted here. he got lucky and caught an ace. You probably had him thinking you were blind stealing and called you with a 3 out hand. I think i would have done the same, especially if it was getting down and i was choosing to play more marginal hands.

Originally Posted by FyrFytr998

Played a tourney last night. To summerize.

1. Mid/Late game (200/400 blinds)and I'm the short stack (2400 in chips)
2. Dealt K/K on the button
3. Folded all the way around to me. SB and BB have double the amount of my chips.
4. I push all in 2400. SB calls BB folds.

Well long story short, He shows A/8 off. And catches an Ace on the flop and turn.

Should I have just raised? Should I have just called?

You probably were a little bit over-aggressive. But you did the right thing. You got your chips in the pot when you had the best of it. Luckily you had a call, and unluckily he out-drew you.

i would have done the same - he just happened to catch one of his three outs.

To mix it up, I like call and then go all in if raised. If not raised, see the flop. If the guy checks when the Ace comes up then bet big with a possible all-in. If the guy bets strong after the Ace is flopped, avoid going all-in if at all possible.

I think you made the stronger play, but this is just an option I like to use.

with pocket kings and being short stack i would have done the same. it's just the aces got ya. better than two low pair

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Originally Posted by Ripptyde

well I dunno about going all in pre flop.....Id throw down a 3x bb bet and look at the flop first

odds of an Ace on the flop when you have K/K - 100%

If it were earlier I'd agree, but the raises were getting bolder and bolder. So I figured I'd eleimnate any hedging on my part. I feel better that people are saying it wasn't a bone head move. It happens.

Originally Posted by Ripptyde

well I dunno about going all in pre flop.....Id throw down a 3x bb bet and look at the flop first

odds of an Ace on the flop when you have K/K - 100%

yea an ace always does seem to flop, but luckily sometimes your opponent calls reraises preflop with a hand like 7 8 against it.

Originally Posted by maxxscam

yea an ace always does seem to flop, but luckily sometimes your opponent calls reraises preflop with a hand like 7 8 against it.

and thats the time the flop hits 6 4 5 or all one suit that you don't have...

Originally Posted by maxxscam

yea an ace always does seem to flop, but luckily sometimes your opponent calls reraises preflop with a hand like 7 8 against it.

Quite often QQ/JJ/TT and you're glad you went all-in pre-flop.

All-in all the way. Your making 25% on your stack and the A/8 made a bad call (depends on their stack and total # of opps).

If they are loose and scare easily: I might consider a limp, but you are playing with fire since your are probably busted with a bad flop. In my mind any raise from you is an all-in bet.

If they are loose and dont scare easily. A 2xBB bet vs an all-in could also be a good strategy. Keep in mind, I would eventually have all my chips in the pot with KK no matter what hit on the flop/turn/river. I just might play it different if I know an all-in will definately scare them out.

I would also show them my hand after they fold (preflop) so maybe my next all-in wont get contested either.

If the blinds are bigger in the same situation, definately AI is the way to go.

dont get down man, u put all ur chips on the line with the best hand, what more could u want, i went all in wit, A>K and got a call from A 10 river card showed a ten, and he badly outdrew me, it happens, just always seems to happen to me

but u Def. made the right call