TPTK vs ?????????

[saultnutz]

im having trouble with ak. in situation like

i raise with ak, get a caller, flop is k84 rainbow, i bet pot, he raises big or allin.

in low limit games, players are constantly doing this with kq, kj, k10. one of the most profitable moves against bad players is busting them with their 2nd best kicker.

unfortunately, i also keep running into k8, k4, even 84 (again, bad players)

my question is, in a game with mostly mediocre talent, how do you distinguish between the top pair bad kicker guy and the flopped two pair (or set) guy?

i generally try to stick to gordon's 'never go broke with only a pair' rule, but im afraid im giving up too much profits from the guys who love to put it all in on top pair/whatever kicker.