Party $3/6 -- Pocket Kings Faces Pre-Flop Cap

[colgin]

Party $3/6. UTG raises. You don't have numbers on him but he seems fairly, but not extremely, passive and somehwat loose. Terrible calling staion cold-calls on the button. Hero three-bets KK out of the BB, Villain caps and Button and Hero call.

Flop is Ace-rag-rag (rainbow).

What's your plan?

[Cold Klapp]

bet and see what goes down, you're still ahead of some of his range. I'd think about folding to any kind of resistence.

[pokergrader]

I think you have to lead and see what happens. Its a tough spot though.

[colgin]

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I think you have to lead and see what happens. Its a tough spot though.

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Do I have to lead? Notwithstanding the presence of the button (who is terrible and passive), can't I take a WAWB line at least on the flop and turn and just check-call.

[Nick C]

I probably check and see what the others want to do.

My guess is that one way or another, I'm going to make it to showdown a good chunk of the time. The main thing that would bother me is if the really bad player got the chance to raise and took it. That would get me to fold.

[colgin]

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I probably check and see what the others want to do.

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That's what I did.

I checked, UTG bet, Button called and I called.

Turn was another low card.

I checked, UTG bet, Button called and I called.

River was nother non-face card (I am doing this from work so don't have the full HH.)

I bet, UTG calls and button folds.

UTG has QQ and MHIG.

[El Ishmael]

You could do your line or you bet the flop, folding to a raise, and betting down for value if he does not raise.

[sightless]

bet out and fold to a raise.

[pokergrader]

My normal line with this is bet/fold flop + turn and either bet/fold or check/call river.

However, this is an interesting spot and I'd like to see more opinions.

[PokerBob]

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bet out and fold to a raise.

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you are opening yourself up to being outplayed with this line.