AA or KK very early in a multi

[brokeagain]

I generally like to see a flop before I commit all of my chips, although some situations warrant you to put all your chips in. Is that situation early in a multi where blinds are 15/30, someone has raised to 300, and there is two callers before it gets to you??? Tough decision, is the hand worth all of your chips before the flop? Yes, but is it still worth all of your chips before the flop when 5 players see the flop? Hmmmm....wheres Yoon when you need 'her'?

[GeoffM]

If I am sitting on AA and someone in front of me puts in a decent size raise, my chips are going in the pot. You have the best hand and what better of a situation could you ask for. I would do this in any position, because you have to figure the worst you could be up against is a pair, or maybe get 2 callers and be up against 2 pairs. If this happens, you have to figure there is only 4 outs that you lose to, so it is like those 2 pairs against you are drawing to an inside straight. I have won countless tournaments online being called by KK and QQ on the same hand and the board not helping noone.

[brokeagain]

Sure, it is easy when no one has entered the pot and the player to your right opens big, but what do you do when blinds are 15/30, A opens for 300, and B and C call before it gets to you and you have T800 and two of the players have you covered? Do you want to risk all of your chips this early knowing that if you pop all in you may get at least 2 callers? I think I like to see the flop in that spot and pop it if I get the chance. Getting all my chips in with 4-5 players seeing the flop leaves me helpless, I don't like this situation at all. I need all my chip in with AA in a HU pot. Multi Pots=AA death.

[GeoffM]

Absolutely, if I'm low on chips, the more, the merrier. How often do you get a chance to triple or quadruple up with AA in your hand. Hit that third A and your good, or if the board is pure rags, again you are usually ok, especially with a lot of callers when you go all-in. If you can't play your AA with X number of callers, what can you play? You will have to assume that many of the big cards the other players are holding are in each others hands, so their number of outs is reduced.

[bothecorgi]

I think its best to get your chips in heads up or with only 2 other callers if you have AA. Obviously, the odds of AA holding up go down as more people are in the pot so I think it is not a good idea to let too many people see the flop.

[ChipFish]

Hypothetical situation for you all:

World Series of Poker 2005.
First Hand:
Player ahead of you goes all-in
You look down to see you have A-A.
Do you call?

I say no.
I'll tell you why after I get 3 responses.

[BlibbityBlabbity]

Only if it was Phil Helmuth who went all in. What fun it would be to see him cry, first out of the tourney