KQo in SB

[Dan Rutter]

3 limpers to me in the Party $50 game, I complete with KdQh in the SB with a stack of $56, Villian is in the big blind, with a stack of $83, and checks. He has played pretty aggresive so far. The flop comes: Kc 7d Ts, I bet $4 into $5 pot and only the villian calls. He called almost instantly.

The turn is the Tc, I bet $8 villian raises it to $20. Whats my plan?

[JSHamm]

You may have top pair, but unraised pre-flop you could easily be looking at trip 10s now. Even a good pair of Kings isn't looking so great against this raise I think.

[parttimepro]

What hand would he play like this that you beat? KJ or total bluff are the only possibilities. Your 1/2 pot bet shows weakness, which might embolden a bluff. However, he called you on the flop with several others left to act behind him. I put him on 2 pair on the flop, possibly a boat on the turn.

If you call the turn raise, he'll bet big again on the river, and you'll have to fold. Save money and fold to this raise. Or even check the turn.