KK in SB nearing the bubble in Stars $10+1R+1AO
 

180 players left. I have an above average stack.

Comments on my bet pre-flop and on the flop?

I did not have a specific read on Villain. After his raise on the flop I figured him for A8, AT, 88 or 66, maybe QJ. If you put him on one of those hands do you put him all in with the re-raise?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (9 handed) converter

CO (t12531)
Button (t37395)
Hero (t28279)
BB (t22950)
UTG (t25057)
UTG+1 (t30006)
MP1 :#A500AF(Villain)/ (t26175)
MP2 (t44475)
MP3 (t22930)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 :#A500AF(Villain)/ calls t800, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2400</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 :#A500AF(Villain)/ calls t1600.

Flop: (t5200) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t3000</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Villain raises to t9600</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t25829</font>, Villain calls t14125 (All-In).

Turn: (t54754) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t54754) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t54754

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Kd Ks (one pair, kings).
Villain has 7c 8c (straight, jack high).
Outcome: Villain wins t52650. Hero wins t2104. </font>

Re: KK in SB nearing the bubble in Stars $10+1R+1AO
 

Play looks fine. You have to go with the overpair and you were ahead on the flop.

Re: KK in SB nearing the bubble in Stars $10+1R+1AO
 

Villain was open ended (not gut shot).

Re: KK in SB nearing the bubble in Stars $10+1R+1AO
 

I think your play post flop was fine. Preflop though, I don't like 3x raise from sb. KK wants action, but I wouldn't raise smaller then 4x after the limper.

Re: KK in SB nearing the bubble in Stars $10+1R+1AO
 

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Preflop though, I don't like 3x raise from sb. KK wants action, but I wouldn't raise smaller then 4x after the limper.

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I think 3xBB is fine, as long as it doesn't clue your opponent that you have a big pair.

Re: KK in SB nearing the bubble in Stars $10+1R+1AO
 

Well surely you would raise larger with a more vulnerable hand like AK/AQ or a medium pair right? It does seem like a potential tell, but I don't think that is as important as the fact that you are giving a player who has you covered good odds on a call in position...

Re: KK in SB nearing the bubble in Stars $10+1R+1AO
 

With KK, I want the limper to call, so I will give him good odds in position.