[Big Dave D]

Normally top pair, good kicker is a hand you take to the showdown in Party madness, imho, unless huge action. Here I passed to one check raise (no knowledge of foes):

Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (7 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $15.
UTG calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero raises, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (5.66 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (4.33 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, BB calls, UTG raises, Hero calls, BB calls.

River: (10.33 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG bets, Hero folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: 11.33 BB

My thoughts at the time were that check raising two players who had already invested one bet was a lot stronger, and less likely to signify a draw, than just check raising me alone. But the odds were probably there if hes hit two pair to call to see the river. But passing top pair good kicker sure felt strange. Any thoughts or comments?