Re: KK - Ace on the flop. Common situation, I need to fix it
 

If you make a half-pot bet, it only needs to succeed 1 time in 3 to break even. There's few situations, even against 2 opponents, where this won't be the case.

If you bet the pot, you need to succeed half the time, which is harder to do. People are just about as likely to fold to a half-pot bet as to pot. Heck a lot of times you see people betting the equivalent of a limit bet, like a fifth of the pot, and people fold. A lot of people don't pay any attention to pot odds. Bottom line is I think a pot bet is too much.

Re: KK - Ace on the flop. Common situation, I need to fix it
 

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I'm glad to see your back playing again. But imo this is exactly why you are going on long losing streaks. You don't play aggressively enough in general. Just play tight but aggressive. When you have a hand don't look for reasons to fold. Look for reasons to take that big pot down. You created this big pot. You can't just give it up like this. Lose your fear and you'll be better off. You'll still get sucked out on occasionally and go on losing streaks. But if you continue to play aggressively it will work in the long run. Playing passively just adds to the losses and lets people bluff at you or suck out on you.

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I find this post to be a little amazing. Anyone who's read Perg's posts, as you obviously have, would have the exact opposite reaction. Controlled mayhem comes to mind.

As to the hand, bet out a reasonable amount, then fold if challenged.

Passive? WTF? You see the hand he posted yesterday?