3/6 Stud High- Dead KK Against an Ace

[Andy B]

With the quarter ante, I wouldn't have a problem if you decided to muck this on third. I think it's worth raising and hoping to buy the antes, but you're not giving up that much if you don't.

It's heads-up, and the other guy only called on third. I see a couple of possibilities:

1) He has Aces and has decided to slow-play.
2) He has noticed the dead Kings and made a scientific determination that you're FOS.
3) He sucks at poker and has crap.

I think that 2 and 3 are more likely than 1. I'd keep betting, and if he has the temerity to check-raise you, you can probably give it up. Your side-cards are dead too.