Would you ever fold AA pre-flop?

[roberto51]

If so, in what situations?

 

[pep12343]

I would only withdraw them in satellite games where the prize is distributed equally among all the winners or the difference is very small. Otherwise, I would never withdraw AA preflop.

 

[BrunoFabri01]

I don't have enough skill to fold, 100% of the time regardless of the moment I go all in pre flop

 

[sandy358]

I'm one-upping the satellites take from the poster above (as I always do). Satellites (due to their flat payout structure) have exceptional ICM in some spots, creating -EV situations when you just play your hand and not fold no matter how good your hand is, in any other cases you should never fold aces preflop no matter the circumstances. Postflop - yes, they are foldable, preflop - never, not even against the nittiest nit on the planet.

 

[Ruslan L]

If so, in what situations?

I don't think I could do that. Of course, situations are different, but probably in 99% of cases I wouldn't fold with such a hand. But still, I reserve 1% for myself

 

[HunRicky63]

Nincs elég ügyességem ahhoz, hogy dobjak, az esetek 100%-ában, függetlenül attól, hogy mikor megyek all-in a flop előtt

I wouldn't throw it away either!

 

[flabilim]

SOnly in extreme cases, such as having 2 opponents in ALL Win and the prize if one of them falls is very high, because AA is the best hand in the game but there is no guarantee of winning.

 

[SPANKYSN]

Near or on the bubble of a tournament…never in cash game.

 

[Kerasuss28]

Bubble you fold

 

[ph_il]

Bubble you fold

satellite bubble, yes.

regular mtt bubble, almost never. only except is if cash is a significant boost to your bankroll.

 

[ph_il]

Near or on the bubble of a tournament…never in cash game.

unless its a satellite bubble or cashing is a significant boost to your bankroll, folding aa on the bubble is just silly.

you're losing more money by folding aa on the bubble than you earn by cashing.

 

[Garik777]

I would never fold AA pre-flop😇
The only exception is satellite bubble🤑

 

[Snake2007]

Never.

 

[antonis32123]

If it was the bubble of a sat for a very expensive ticket , yeah , I would fold anything, waiting for another sucker to bust his ass out of the tourney . And of course I would fold AA . Also at hhd bubble for ITM or before FT . It depends on the situation , my stack , etc .

 

[bazza155]

Only near the bubble of a sat if I have a good stack that can out wait out the small ones.

 

[dzsire]

Preflop only in the bubble, when it really only takes one, max 2 people to reach the cash prizes. If you are in last place and there is little chance of getting in, then it may be worth waiting too, even if you get all-in in the next hand.

 

[fundiver199]

Only near the bubble of a sat if I have a good stack that can out wait out the small ones.

Or the bubble of a DoN (Dubble or Nothing), which is the same situation, since you either cash, or you dont.

 

[Everaldo]

Of course. Without a doubt. It has been proven more than ever that Poker is not about winning the tournament but about making more money. AA is folded by ICM without a doubt. You are playing your Dream tournament in search of BigHit and you have AA on the Button with 20bbs. UTG goes all in with 5bbs... MP goes all in with 15bbs and CL goes ALL in on top with about 50bbs. We have a dream pot. And I believe it would be a difficult fold given the cards we have but for ICM it is a fold. Let's go in search of PJ and hope CL eliminates both of them.

 

[Everaldo]

We also fold in Satellite situations where we want a place in a specific tournament and just need to fold to guarantee our place.

 

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[RodrigoMartins]

Almost never — but yes, in extremely rare cases.
The most likely situation would be during a satellite tournament, when you're close to the bubble and don't need more chips to secure a seat. For example, if 10 players win a ticket and 11 remain, and a short stack is already all-in, folding AA could be correct if calling risks elimination and you're already safe chip-wise. In satellites, survival matters more than chip accumulation.
Another edge case could be under intense ICM pressure near a final table bubble, where massive pay jumps are involved, and you're in a position to ladder up just by staying out of the way of bigger stacks clashing.
That said, 99.9% of the time, AA is a snap call or shove. Folding it preflop is something you might do once in a lifetime, and only in very specific ICM spots. 😊

 

[alucaa]

If, in the case of a tournament that is in a bubble and there are already more than 2 people in all in, it seems dangerous to me, I prefer to insure my part than to risk myself and I leave, I don't know if it's the best decision but I think it's the one I would make in most cases.

 

[virreluring]

Ofcourse u can fold AA. Only in a satellite thou where you have The chips it takes to get a ticket anyway

 

[ROYALROAD]

Of course it is possible. If there are five or more other players all-in, you probably won't win if you join in. There are many other cases as well.

 

[ScoobyEdu]

I honestly believe that for my action to be FOLD, it would only be if I were close to a very good pay jump and had players with fewer chips than me.
Oh, and if the play came to me with a Raise.