Commonplace KK out of position.

[VarlosZ]

Not a unique hand, but the kind of situation that comes up with some regularity that gives me trouble. Basically, how do I extract some money from a likely steal/continuation bet without giving the hand away on a draw heavy board?

Party NL$400, 6-max, 5-handed. Villain is a fairly LAG-ish player who will very seldom enter an unraised pot without raising, himself. Effective stacks are ~$500.

I've got K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] in the BB. Folds to villain on the button, who raises to $12. SB folds, I call. Re-raise here? Sometimes I will, but it seems wrong, since it telegraphs my hand and lets villain off easy.

Flop (pot=~25$): T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

I check, villain bets $15, I call. This will probably draw criticism. The reason for the check-call is that I'm wary of building a big pot out of position with so many potential scare cards. Better to see what comes on the turn and make a decision then. Or do I just need to grow some balls?

Turn (pot=$54): 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

I open for $30. Villain thinks for a a bit and calls.

River (pot=$114): 4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Great river. I bet $65, figuring that to be an amount that top pair can call. Villain folds.


How's this line? What would be a better one? Thanks.