KK: Becoming obsessed with waiting until the turn to raise

[JEM7VSBL]

besides my mistake of not capping preflop (maybe i was trying to be tricky and use my position...?)...do you pop the flop or wait for a double sized bet? for some reason, i am waiting for the turn on a lot of my hands...i really need some guidance as to when you raise the flop and wait til the turn in a heads up situation like this. and cap the turn too?

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Preflop: Hero is CO with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, BB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (10.50 BB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.50 BB

[Gravy (Gravy Smoothie)]

Your preflop raise/no-cap-when-he-3-bets makes your play look like a steal attempt to SB. He probably reads you for a weaker hand than you actually have. I'd cap the turn.

[Shillx]

Not capping preflop is not the problem here. If you decide to just call preflop, you should usually come to life on the turn. I would cap it and just call a river bet if he fires again.

Brad

[Vagrant]

I sometimes like to wait for the turn to start raising on big hands, but it can cost you a few hands too. Sometimes it allows weak draws to catch on the turn that would have folded to a raise. On this hand it worked well, but I think you should have capped the turn and raised the river. While it is possible he could have pocket 7s 8s or 9s. I believe it is more likely that he has AK or something and thinks you have missed on the flop.

[SlantNGo]

I play this exactly the same as you did, except I would cap PF. I find myself playing quite predictably in HU situations, raising the flop with semi-weak to semi-strong hands or for a free card, and raising the turn with strong hands. I wonder if this is bad? Once I start playing 6-max, I think I should start mixing it up a bit.

[JEM7VSBL]

villain shows AA and takes the pot.