Quote Originally Posted by redpalo
At the beginning of a SNG when the blinds are 30-60 or so and there are a lot of fishy people there, I bet 15x bb (or more) when I get AA or KK. If everyone folds, I'm happy I didn't have to deal with any suckouts.
Hmm as you know I'm also a beginner - we seem to be in a spiraling staircase of disclaimers here.. but I would definately play that differently. I don't see the point in merely getting 90 chips from your AA or KK. You want dominated hands to be in the pot with you at least to the flop - because that is how you make money. I would raise standard 3/4 bb then if someone else raises, raise over the top of them. Then at the flop you read the board and if no A or no str8 draws / flush draws, fire again. I don't really see what the point is in taking a mere 90 chips from the pot when you could easily be taking more with these hands.

Also once you've done this 15bb raise if some maniac does call you have no idea where you stand post flop, they could have hit a set of they cold just feel pot commited as they will now be looking at about 2/3 of their stack in the middle of the table. I think this would be an example of gaining the least when you have the best hand, and losing the most when you don't!

Just my thoughts =)