[Mike]

It may be where I play, but I think you did the right thing here on the flop play. Rocks are Rocks, but they are not stupid (generally), and you need to know where you are at in the hand. You also need to rock his world, no pun intended.

You can't know if he really has a bigger pair, an Ace (which I would not give him credit for), or a MLK hand he hopes will flop well.

He also may think he can make you fold, and you have to decide what he holds. You put the pressure back on him to decide where his hand is at as he has to consider you may hold JJ.

Putting an extra small bet up front at times saves a big bet at the end.