Awkward stacked KK hand with A on flop

[FlyingSaucy]

What do you do in this situation postflop? The tough thing about this hand for me is that the blinds are only 25/50, so I'm not even close to push fold mode.

MP has been raising quite a few hands preflop, but usually will lay it down to a reraise. I wanted to make my reraise fairly callable to build value, or to trigger a push over the top. However this time he called, and the action is as follows:


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero (t1480)
UTG (t1510)
MP (t5740)
Button (t2455)
SB (t2315)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, K.
1 fold, MP raises to t150, 2 folds, Hero raises to t450, MP calls t300.

Flop: (t925) 9, A, T (2 players)


Hero does what???

[johnny_fish]

Check and see what happens. Maybe fold the flop, but definitely call a turn/river push.

Whatever you do, don't bet the flop!

[taipan168]

Check and see what happens. Maybe fold the flop, but definitely call a turn/river push.

Whatever you do, don't bet the flop!

I agree with Johnny. I have lost racks of chips betting the flop in this situation and getting committed when opp has A-crap. I check and see what opp does.

[TLR]

tough spot since any bet will commit you to the pot, and checking will expose you to a bluff from anyone realizing you are scared of this A. I think I check/fold the flop and push the turn if the flop is checked

[ShowMeAtlas]

I think he has AK. I also check the flop and *probably* fold to a raise. I don't know what I'm doing on the turn.