Re: I hate KK
I personally wouldn't raise the flop after a bet and two callers here. You are "overraising" (I don't know if this term exists, but I'm using it to mean raising calls).
You don't have to assume that the bettor has an Ace. You also don't have to assume that the callers have an Ace. That being said, any one of them *could* have an Ace and your goal, after the point when they call, should be to see a showdown cheaply, or get out and let them fight it out. Raising accomplishes neither and the way you played it, the raise just wound up costing you more money since you didn't even see the showdown. This was the worst case situation.
Therefore, I don't think the flop raise accomplishes much. I think if you were to act after the person who lead out on the flop, then raising would be much more viable. People will probably fold without an Ace or a draw after this point, but they sure aren't going to fold after your raise when they've already called.
Calling the turn and folding the river is completely pointless. Think about it this way: what are you calling the turn for? Your 2 K outs? You shouldn't be. You should be calling primarily because you have a chance of having the best hand. The two K outs help but not that much.
What follows from this is that if you had the best hand on the turn and the Ace came on the river, you still have the best hand after the hand and you should call the river bet.
The way you played it, you gave way too much money away to have not seen a showdown.
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