Playing only AA/KK=$$?

[Stripclubjunkie]

I was just wondering if you could make a profit playing only AA/KK at 50$NL?

Strip

[andy-akb]

Doubtful. If your VPIP and PFR is 0.9% then even the stereotypical "unobservant micro stakes player" will take notice. I dont think you would loose money, but it would be very close to breakeven. The thinking players [yes, there are some] will play SCs and PPs against your raises and you would probably get stacked a few times. However, you would also stack a few players who hadnt played with you long enough to see how tight you were, so it would probably balance out.

[samsonite2100]

I'm gonna take a stab at this.

The odds of being dealt AA or KK is ~1/200. Therefore, you should be dealt either one of those hands every 100th hand or so.

At 50NL 10 man, which is what I assume you're talking about, you pay $.75 every time around the table. Assuming you start as BB, avoiding the extra bring-in bet, it works out to $7.50 in blinds for a hundred hands of poker.

The question then becomes, can you expect to make >$7.50 every time you get AA/KK at 50NL? I think the answer, over the long term is, "no friggin' way."

[Cocco_Bill]

Doubtful. If your VPIP and PFR is 0.9% then even the stereotypical "unobservant micro stakes player" will take notice. I dont think you would loose money, but it would be very close to breakeven. The thinking players [yes, there are some] will play SCs and PPs against your raises and you would probably get stacked a few times. However, you would also stack a few players who hadnt played with you long enough to see how tight you were, so it would probably balance out.

Wrong, you would lose quite a lot actually. Just compare using Pokertracker your profit with AA and KK to the amount it cost you to post blinds thus far. Its not even close.

[Lukie]

where's fnord when we need him

[samsonite2100]

Wrong, you would lose quite a lot actually. Just compare using PokerTracker your profit with AA and KK to the amount it cost you to post blinds thus far. Its not even remotely close.

This is the short version of my post...

[Lukie]

somebody post a hand history where they open fold on the button (on purpose)

[Fnord]

where's fnord when we need him

I see no reason to add to this discussion.

[WhooFleuryScores]

where's fnord when we need him

Where's Renton when we need him?This dude is right when he says open with all PP's and SC's ocasionally.Jesus if I only played AA and KK I would quit poker and dump my BR at the strip club.

[dsaxton]

Wait. I just had an idea. You could make money with A-A and K-K, while also playing other profitable hands.

[martindcx1e]

I was just wondering if you could make a profit playing only AA/KK at 50$NL?

Strip

you could make way more if you only played pocket pairs

[Renton]

you make money at 25 or 50nl if you just raise AA/KK/QQ/AK and set hunt pp's, and fold all hands worse than two pair to any postflop raise.

[martindcx1e]

you make money at 25 or 50nl if you just raise AA/KK/QQ/AK and set hunt pp's, and fold all hands worse than two pair to any postflop raise.

agreed. go post this exact thing in the beginner's circle immediately please.