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am I strong enough to lead the flop here? I usually dont lead w/even strong draws unless I've also hit a piece of the flop. is this line too passive?

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Hey,
I think you need to change the way you think about this a little bit, because you have hit this flop in a major way, and if he always c-bets you may actually have the best hand with no improvement.

If your ace outs are good you are about a 55-45 to win this against KK (no hearts).

I definately like a bet-three bet line, except for one thing, at this low a level people are so bad that you are probably better to just check call until you make your hand and then try to stack him, because if he actually has a hand you probably take his stack, and if not, its cheaper, and if he keeps bluffing you win more than if you had raised him.