Quote Originally Posted by Chopper
but you also make money by taking away the odds of all the idiot-chasers with TP.

...so long as the board doesnt fill the flush...or there arent 4+ people in the pot with you.

pick your spots, and be aggressive!!
Agreed. But I think the OP is overvaluing TPTK. He did say that he "Always" gets beat by 2pr or trips. This of course can not be literally true. But I agree that when learning Post Flop play it can seem that way!!!. TPTK should certainly be played hard, but not like it's invulnerable. As described in his scenario :
I have AK, I raise to .50 (0.05-0.10 table) the guy calls. The flop is 6K8. I bet the pot he calls. the turn is trash I bet he calls. river is also trash I check, this time he bets the pot. Would you fold this?
my answer is yes, more often than I call it. Show me the suits, stack size and what the guy has done for the last hour and my answer probably changes. But in that scenario, no reads, I will always strongly consider folding TPTK. After all, as described, this is a call of more than a buyin. With TPTK? serious smoke coming from my ears!!!