[ErnieSIrwin]

The problem here started first with playing meh cards. KJ isn't great. You have a little advantage that you've been playing great cards -- but this is ALSO something you have to keep in mind.

You've been showing SOLID hands that you're winning with. Now you're raising, and people are calling. They most likely have good cards as well. If they thought you had junk, they would steal from you. So they think their cards are better than yours.

After the flop, you need to bet out for several reasons. 1: Using the information above, the flop most likely missed (pocket pair might have hit, but most likely you're dealing with overcards). You could take the pot down right here, unless they are going after their flush draw.

Either way, you get valuable information that makes the other streets easier.

I think you have to fold here from how you played. Right now all you have is K high. Even if he is semibluffing with A high, you're still beat. Fold here, learn from your preflop and post flop mistake, beat them next time.

-Ernie S. Irwin