KK when the top card pairs

[pergesu]

Why'd you bet the river in the first place. The only hands you beat that he (might) call with are a smaller PP and A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. If he was on a draw, he check-folds, and if he was calling with top pair, he check-raises.

If you're gonna value bet, make sure you can get some value. What hands does he call you with on the end? Not a whole lot. He played it like he was either drawing or played top pair weakly (whoever said he didn't protect against a flush draw - this is a $16, since when do people protect against flush draws heads up in $16s?). Betting on the end is a chip drain.

As for the situation you were in...I'd toss it. Probably 50/50 you're throwing away the best hand. But you still have 1000 chips with small blinds. Surely you can play that stack just fine.

[11t]

I'd call here with 55 and 66.

At this stage in the game I simply do not want to risk my entire stack in such a difficult position. I would find a better spot later.

EDIT1:I also bet 2/3 of the pot on the flop.

EDIT2:By not checking behind on the turn you turned your hand into 72os.

[Nottom]

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Hero.... wishes he had checked the turn .

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FYP

[curtains]

My standard play in this exact situation is to check behind on the turn with intention of calling the river.

[durron597]

Lesson learned. I will check this turn from now on.

I just couldn't put him on a Queen, so I called.

He had A2o and he missed his 7 outer.