Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Could you fold KK on the Main Event final table bubble?

We all talk about how bad it would be to lose with KK at the start of the WSOP, but could it be a fold with 10 players left?





One of the most talked about hands from the 2018 World Series of Poker was the hand before the final table formed where AA vs KK vs KK made for the craziest WSOP bubble decision ever. 

Our friends at the Unibet sponsored Chip Race podcast David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney once again looked at this remarkable hand using the latest in solver technology. In particular they look at the ICM implications of the Main Event final table bubble as well as the argument that the prestige of being part of poker history plays a factor in this. 

Before you watch the video, think about what you think you would do with Pocket Kings facing two all-ins on he final table bubble. 

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.