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Was there a reason you checked the flop? I bet this flop w/air, so I have to bet it with KK, too. Flat calling the turn with the intention of getting some value on the river seems pretty reasonable to me, and that river is a check because you're not getting called by much that you beat here. I think you get more value by betting the flop (all pairs call you) and you're very rarely beaten, but the other guy played it HORRIBLY, so the way you played it saved your stack.

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Thanks for the thoughts Buddha. There are a couple reasons I decided to check the flop.

First, I think we get off track a bit by saying that we bet air here, so we need to bet KK. Cuz, there are also times I check AK and so forth here, so I need to check a big hand here as well. I check 44 and 99 blah blah....the logic can roll both ways.

Anyway, there are really no cards I hate to see (course, an A aint' cool). I think I can create further action from him with a weaker hand by checking here. Also, I like the idea of pot control by checking this flop. We have an spr of like 11 here. Stacking against him here is certainly -EV. Say I bet $25 on the flop and he c/res. That raise will certainly take me into committment land and threaten my stack with only his $80 raise. Then you have a post entitled "400: KK facing a c/r" don't you?