KK on an A high board between SB (me) and button

[Sykes]

Hand #5724624-36 at SnG-0027h (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
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Started at 02/May/05 08:30:24

JerryGM123 is at seat 0 with 3605.
xVoltsGirlx is at seat 1 with 1300.
TrickyRicky9 is at seat 2 with 1380.
Glory Seeker is at seat 4 with 1895.
oscargrouch is at seat 5 with 1345.
lefthantex is at seat 7 with 955.
nehocron is at seat 8 with 2495.
longreach is at seat 9 with 2025.
The button is at seat 2.

Glory Seeker posts the small blind of 20.
oscargrouch posts the big blind of 40.

JerryGM123: -- --
xVoltsGirlx: -- --
TrickyRicky9: -- --
Glory Seeker: Kh Kd
oscargrouch: -- --
lefthantex: -- --
nehocron: -- --
longreach: -- --

Pre-flop:

lefthantex folds. nehocron folds. longreach folds. JerryGM123 folds. xVoltsGirlx folds. TrickyRicky9 raises to 120. Glory Seeker re-raises to 320. oscargrouch folds. TrickyRicky9 calls.

Flop (board: Jc 6c Ah):

Glory Seeker checks. TrickyRicky9 bets 425. Glory Seeker ????.

[hummusx]

This is one of the really hard ones, but I think you've gotta fold. He could be doing this with something other than an ace, but don't you think it's more likely he's got an ace than not? What hands do you think he raise to 120 and then called your reraise to 320 with? KJ? Maybe QQ. Hands you are behind = Ax, JJ, 66 (seems unlikely). Hands you are ahead of that would likely play this way: QQ, ??

[Phil Van Sexton]

He bet 40% of his remaining stack....there's no way you can call.

You could've bet 300 on the flop in the hope that he had QQ/TT/72.

Of course, you could check and hope he checks behind with QQ/TT/72 and then you can bet the turn. Your choice.

[Sykes]

So the overall answer to my question is check/fold?

[Sam T.]

What I think he's saying (and would agree with) is that you bet out and fold to a raise. If you're short-stacked, I think this may well be a check-fold situation, especially in a low buy-in tournament in which players would rather eat glass than fold an ace.

While the chances are good that he's on an ace, it is far from a given. Betting into this board says, "I like that ace" and may get him to lay down a AQ (if he suddenly thinks about his kicker), as well as hands that are indeed worse than yours.

It's not an identical situation, but: over the weekend with KK in the SB I raised after four limpers and got one caller. The flop came QQx, and I bet out. The caller typed, "You and your ace kicker can go XXXX yourselves." And then he folded. Did he have the Queen? I don't know, but it does indicate that if you show strength, people will respect it.

Good luck,

Sam