Quote Originally Posted by JJgoneMAD
Why would fold to medium raise in that spot? I understand you are put in a tough position, but a reraise should be in order there i think.
You raised preflop, represent the ace yourself. If your opponent calls your reraise, you have to put him on Ace w/whatever or A w/hight kicker and check at the turn. You may get a free peek at the river because of your reraise at the turn. I think you reraise and give your opposition a chance to fold or at least confirm that you may be drawing dead unless a miracle K pops up somewhere along the line.
This is becoming more of a question of how to play KK.

If you play KK like you would play JJ or 77, only checking / calling small bets unless you can trip it, than you are missing a lot of value (Oh, I feel like Fnord when I say that.)

If you play hard even after an A comes down, you must not play in $5 - $20 tournaments (I'm sure it happens in higher limit as well) People hold on to Aces. People call all-in with A6, and sometimes win. When you hold KK, and an A comes down, be cautious, but not scared.

Others may represent it, others may have it with a bad kicker, or others may be playing into it, knowing they can beat that pair of Aces. But you have a good hand. Don't fold to any sign of strength, and make sure you show strength yourself.

I don't think it's always a good idea to re-raise to a medium bet. Most of the time that is just wasting money. But if you can afford it, don't fold to a medium bet either. And if you can't afford to call a medium bet, and you're not pot commited to call a medium bet, you should have pushed all-in before the flop.

However, I know what you are talking about allinlife. There have been many pocket pairs that I have paid to see the flop, folded on the flop and would have turned or rivered trips. There have even been a couple of times that I would have floped or turned quads. Most recently, this morning.
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I regret it, but I can't do anything about it. I just have to put it in the same category as when I fold 93o and the flop comes 993.