KK against a big stack

[FlyingSaucy]

I am wondering what to do in this situation:

early position, get KK. I put in a 3x - 4x BB raise. Get a reraise (something like triple my raise) from a guy in late position with a big stack. Do you push here, call to see the flop, or what? Usually the guy with the big stack will be bullying.... I just sometimes have a hard time with KK and knowing what to do post flop if it doesnt hit, especially if the flop has an ace, or if there are a ton of draws out there, etc. I am inclined to just push preflop and hope he does not have AA and was trying to bully.

Sorry for the vague question. I've looked back on my history files for KK hands and it turns out I am barely breaking even with KK, something tells me I should be doing better.

I just recently started 25 NL on party about a month ago, but have been making a small profit on SnG's for while now. Any advice is great. Thanks folks.

[Radashack]

This really depends on what format you are playing in. A ring game move can be completly different then a tourney move. In a tourney I'll push with KK gladly because there is one hand that has me dominated. Certain situations I may not, but for the most part yes. In a ring game there are a lot of different factors. Stacks, blinds, ect.

[Fnord]

How deep is the money? With less than 100x the Big Blind behind (and covered) I would push here every time.

[ryoung11]

i can c no factors where u wouldnt push here. value? the pot is already over 10 times the size of the bb, i'd take that pot and run. and if he calls the only hand u can worry about is AA and if u lay down KK because u think they might have AA then ur going to be wrong more then u are right. no reason not to push here.

[elanto]

Ok im pushing here, you have the secod best hand in poker, the odds of someone having a better hand are very very small, so just push man and hope the cards dont deal you a bad beat. The only scenario i wouldnt push with KK would be on the bubble of a really big MTT, in which case i would probably call the big bet pre flop and take it from there (I know this is pretty weak, but who would like to go out of an MTT on the bubble)


-anto

[a500lbgorilla]

In a tourny, I'm pushing every time.

In a cash game, I'm not so sure. You're generally getting reraised by AA,QQ,AKs. I'd take a flop to disguise my hand and also figure out if I'm beat.

-'rilla