PP 25NL KK gets raised big on raggy flop - whats my move?

[bucrogers]

Hi all

My first post here. Some background on me:
- long time b&m SS Limit Player (3-6)
- fairly new to to SSNL
- fairly new to internet play
- first time poster here (been reading for awhile), let me know if any problems with my hand conversion

Background on this particular game - 2nd cycle, no reads on anyone.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB ($12.75)
Hero ($24.75)
UTG ($33.84)
UTG+1 ($36.23)
MP1 ($32.12)
MP2 ($61.63)
MP3 ($22.75)
CO ($57.33)
Button ($10.66)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.75</font>, UTG+1 calls $2.

Flop: ($6.10) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $18</font>, Hero...?

[noggindoc]

I'd raise more preflop. I guess all you are beating is QQ on that flop. AA and JJ have you smoked. Would he really play AJ this way?

[ChipStorm]

You might reraise more preflop since you're going to have to play the hand OOP, cut down on villain's implied odds.

Also, that's a pretty dry flop, a 2/3-pot bet will likely accomplish anything a PSB will.

I would generally expect UTG+1 to have 4-bet AA (especially at this level), and not to have raised 77 or 55 at all, so the only thing you really fear here is JJ. But you're ahead of QQ, AJ, and whatever else he gets frisky with. You've only got $3.75 left after his raise and you're approaching 2:1 pot odds with a push, so in it goes. I don't feel great about it, but I think folding is definitely worse given villain's range.

[beavens]

[ QUOTE ]
I'd raise more preflop. I guess all you are beating is QQ on that flop. AA and JJ have you smoked. Would he really play AJ this way?

[/ QUOTE ]

i've seen worse at this level.