NL50 (6 Max) KK Difficulty

[bensterk]

Villain has a VPIP of 27.7, PFR of 22, and a TA of 3.38.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
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Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/club.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $1.75</font>, 2 folds, Button calls, SB folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, UTG calls, Button folds.

Flop: J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($13, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Turn: 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($13, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $6.5</font>, UTG calls.

River: 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($26, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $12</font>, <font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $44</font> Hero...

I'm honestly lost in this hand, I don't know if he caught the flush or if he had a nine of if he simply bluffed me out of a large pot, but I didn't want to risk anymore money than I already had not knowing any of these things.

[LOwrestling2001]

why did you check this flop? the river does look like you are beat though, it's tougher because you've underrepped your hand here, with your play I would've guessed AK on your part.

[lacrymosa]

If you've got a hand that is good enough to 3-bet, you should usually lead the flop.

[bensterk]

I'll keep that in mind, in retrospect it does look silly not to raise that prime flop.

[kleath]

Definitely lead the flop and as played I prefer a c/c on the river.

[21SuicideKing21]

First of all, you don't get cute with kings with that flop and give him free cards. Then when the scare card hits, I don't mind the bet on the turn, but you have to make it bigger. And then since you checked flop I say you have to check river because then like I said earlier, you let him see a free card on flop and then you let him see another free card for only 6 dollars. And while Im not saying that 9 was a gin card for him, you really have no idea what to put him on. And also when you play high pp's, try to lose the minimum especially when you make a crucial mistake by checking that kind of flop.